SS Dana (1883)

SS Dana was a British cargo ship that was torpedoed by SMU UC-47 in the North Sea 14 nmi off Hornsea, United Kingdom, while she was travelling from Göteborg, Sweden to Hull, United Kingdom.

Construction
Dana was constructed in 1883 at the Blumer, John & Co. shipyard in Sunderland, United Kingdom. She was completed in 1883 and she was named Dana and served from 1883 until her demise in 1917. The ship was 78.6 m long, with a beam of 11 m and a depth of 3.3 m. The ship was assessed at. She had a steam compound engine driving a single screw propeller and 2 single boilers, a new donkey boiler was fitted 1904. The engine was rated at 178 nhp.

Sinking
On 11 November 1917, Dana was on a voyage from Göteborg, Sweden to Hull, United Kingdom when she was torpedoed by the German submarine SMU UC-47 in the North Sea 14 nmi off Hornsea, United Kingdom. There were 8 casualties, including Captain Anders Rasmusson.

Wreck
The wreck was discovered in 1982 and lies upright on a sandy seabed. She has broken in several pieces with the crank all open, the machinery lies amidships.