Sachsen
Ship Number
413
Vessel Type
Passenger / Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Yard
South Yard
Slip Number
9
Launch Date
November 17, 1910
Delivered
January 21, 1911
Owner
Hamburg Amerika Line
Weight
7986 grt
BP Length
470 feet
Breadth
58 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
11.5 knots
Propulsion
quadruple expansion engine
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Sank
Sachsen

[Harland and Wolff Collection]
1917 seized by USA, renamed Chattahootchee.
 
On March 23rd, 1918, the American steamer Chattahoochee, on a voyage from London to Saint Nazaire with a cargo of cement & motor lorries, was sunk by the German submarine UB-55 (Ralph Wenninger), 28 miles south of Penzance. There were no casualties.