{"id":20,"date":"2017-01-30T11:42:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T11:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ss-panay.com\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2020-04-10T20:50:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T20:50:36","slug":"geschichte","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ss-panay.com\/en\/geschichte\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

The history of the SS Panay<\/strong> does not reveal all its secrets despite extensive research. During the Second World War, the part of the historical archive of the GWR (Great Western Railway in England), which housed the department ships, was destroyed. Thus much information about the SS Panay is irretrievable.<\/span><\/p>\n

The construction and history of SS Panay<\/span><\/h3>\n

The SS Panay<\/strong> was built under her baptismal name TSS Waterford (2)\u00a0<\/strong>by the shipyard Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, in Newcastle upon Tyne (GBR).<\/span><\/p>\n

Start of construction<\/strong> ov. 6, 1911.<\/span>
\nAfter a construction period of just under 5 months, the launch took place on February 20, 1912. Further extensions on the equipment dock also took seven weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Costs\u2026<\/span><\/h3>\n

The bill amounted to just under \u00a3 24,000.<\/strong><\/span>
\nExcluding the boilers, steam engines drive and screws. These items were unfortunately not shown on the invoice.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is not possible to convert the sum easily into today\u2019s value. But one can say that a simple craftsman or shipyard worker in 1912 had a yearly wage of about \u00a3 100.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maiden voyage<\/span><\/h3>\n

On April 16, 1912, TSS Waterford set off on its maiden voyage and its history began.<\/span><\/p>\n

This process did not attract too much attention. On the one hand, the TSS Waterford<\/strong> , at just under 90 meters, was more of a mediocre cargo steamer and, on the other hand, the Titanic<\/strong> had sunk the night before. The entire media\u2019s attention had been focused weeks before on the new ship of superlatives, the R.M.S Titanic<\/strong>The reports rolled over in all the newspapers as the news of the sinking arrived.<\/span><\/p>\n

The interest in a little gray duckling that stumbled into the sea somewhere on the east coast of England was not all that high. Nevertheless, the magazine \u201eIllustrated London News<\/strong>and the \u201eShields Daily News\u201c<\/strong> has dedicated a small report to TSS Waterford.<\/span><\/p>\n

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