SS Aeon
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Aeon |
| Owner | Howard Smith, Melbourne, Australia |
| Port of registry | London |
| Builder | Northumberland Shipbuilding Company, Howdon-on-Tyne[1] |
| Launched | 20 April 1905 |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Fate | Wrecked 18 July 1908 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 4,221 gross tons, 2,769 nett tons |
| Length | 109.8 metres (360 ft) |
| Beam | 14.6 metres (48 ft) |
| Depth | 6.6 metres (22 ft) |
Aeon was a 4,221-ton steamship built by Northumberland Shipbuilding Company, Howdon-on-Tyne for Howard Smith, Melbourne, Australia in 1905.[2]
Fate
[edit]Aeon was wrecked on 18 July 1908 near Christmas Island while on a voyage from San Francisco to Sydney.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "SS Aeon (1905)". tynebuiltships.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ "New Steamship Aeon". The Examiner. 21 September 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ↑ "The Aeon a Hopeless Wreck". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
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