SS Maine facts for kids
| History | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 19 November 1904 |
| Fate | Sunk 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steamship |
| Tonnage | 3600 tons |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
SS Maine was a British steamship launched in 1905 as a 3600-ton cargo steamer with a triple-expansion engine. She was torpedoed and sunk on 21 November 1917 by UC-17, about 10 miles (16 km) off Dartmouth. She sank "gracefully, upright and on an even keel" and sits on shingle 36 metres (118 ft) deep at 50°12.750′N 3°50.955′W / 50.212500°N 3.849250°W.
The Torbay British Sub-Aqua Club bought the wreck for £100 in 1962 and salvaged the bronze propeller, selling it for £800.
The propeller was proudly displayed on a plinth outside Safeway supermarket in Paignton town centre, until the redevelopment of the site in the early 2000s. The propeller was being sold for scrap, but was rescued by a farmer and now is in a field in Kingsteignton.
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