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| Keywords: Ship on body of water.jpg en The SS Satilla was the first deep water vessel to call at Houston Texas USA in 1915 http //www texasbest com/houston/history html Note her neutrailty flag and the large name SATILLA U S A on the side <br>The 2 667 grt Satilla was built as Yard No 137 at the Fore River Shipbuilding Engineering Co Quincy Massachusetts USA in 1906 and was operated by the Brunswick S S Co Brunswick Georgia 1906-1912 and by Atlantic Gulf West Indies Lines - Agwilines - AGWI Lines Inc New York 1912-1916 On 30 December 1916 she was sold to Olaf Ørvig Bergen Norway and renamed SS Hans Kinck She was sunk on 7 February 1917 by the German submarine UC 39 position 52 05N 02 40E while on passage from Rotterdam Netherlands to Newcastle UK http //www wrecksite eu/wreck aspx 150686http //www shipsnostalgia com/showthread php t 15509 ca 1915 The University of Houston Digital Library http //digital lib uh edu Harry Walker This image is in the public domain and may be used freely If publishing in print electronically or on a website please use the citation Courtesy of Special Collections University of Houston Libraries To order a higher resolution reproduction see http //info lib uh edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections-archives/request-digital University of Houston Libraries Uploaded with UploadWizard Satilla ship 1906 Ship dressing | ||||
