SS Stephano

History
United Kingdom
NameStephano
OwnerBowring Brothers
BuilderCharles Cornell & Co. Ltd. Scotstoun
Yard number341
Launched2 May 1911 Glasgow, Scotland
CompletedJune 1911
In service1911
Out of service8 October 1916
IdentificationOfficial Number 131350
FateTorpedoed and sunk near Nantucket, United States
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length326.1 ft (99.4 m)
Beam46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Depth19.9 ft (6.1 m)
Installed power1 × 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engine, single shaft. output: 577 nhp
Propulsion1 screw
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Capacity
  • 180 1st class passengers
  • 60 2nd class passengers

SS Stephano was a passenger liner and sealing ship, owned by Bowring Brothers and operated in their Red Cross Line of Arctic steamships. Stephano is most notable for her role in the 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster, under the command of Captain Abram Kean. Stephano was the sister ship to the SS Florizel.