SS Irma (1905)

History
Norway
NameIrma
OwnerDet Bergenske Dampskibsselskab
Port of registryBergen
Route
Builder
Cost570,684 kr
Yard number510
Launched5 January 1905
AcquiredApril 1905
Out of service13 February 1944
Identification
FateSunk by Royal Norwegian Navy MTBs
General characteristics
Type
  • Passenger/cargo ship (1905–1944)
  • Troop ship (1939)
Tonnage1,322 GRT
Length244 ft (74.37 m)
Beam32.8 ft (10.00 m)
Draught21.1 ft (6.43 m)
Propulsion1,500 hp triple expansion steam engine
Speed13.5 knots (25.0 km/h)
Capacity
  • 87 passengers (1940):
    • 39 First Class
    • 48 Third Class
NotesAll the above listed information, unless otherwise noted, was acquired from

SS Irma was a 1,322-ton steamship built by the British shipyard Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd. in Middlesbrough in the north-east of England. She was delivered to the Norwegian passenger ship company Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab of Bergen in 1905. Irma served the company until she was attacked and sunk by two MTBs belonging to the Royal Norwegian Navy on 13 February 1944.