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SS ''Bury'' was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Great Central Railway in 1911. ==History== The ship was built by Earle's Shipbuilding of Hull and launched in 1911. She was one of an order for four ships, the others being , and . In 1914 the ship was in Hamburg at the outbreak of the First World War and the crew were taken prisoner of war and detained until the end of hostilities. The stewardesses were released early in 1914 after representation of the Railway Company through the American Consul in Hamburg. In 1923 she transferred to the London and North Eastern Railway and then in 1935 to Associated Humber Lines. On 23 July 1936 she was in collision with the German steamer ''Virgilia'' in the River Elbe. The ''Virgilia'' sank and the crew of the ''Bury'' rescued the German crew. The ship was sent for scrapping in June 1958. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Bury (1911)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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