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The ''SS Carolina'' was a passenger liner; it was one of six vessels sunk on a single day during World War I by the German submarine ''U-151'' on "Black Sunday". The wreck was rediscovered in 1995 by wreck divers John Chatterton and John Yurga. ==History== The Plant Investment Co. originally contracted for the building of the vessel in 1895 with The Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The original contract was for $500,000, but the vessel ended up being delivered 3 years late and costing $536,000 over budget, and represented the greatest loss (in percentage terms) of any ship built by The Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. After such an inconspicuous start, things scarcely improved for the vessel. She was christened on 30 January 1896 as ''La Grande Duchesse'', and following her sea trials was delivered to The Plant Investment Co in November 1896. She was refused because of boiler and propeller problems, after which she was subjected to a refit, but was refused again in September 1897, and further modifications were made. She successfully completed further sea trials in June 1898. She was finally accepted by The Plant Investment Co. on 9 April 1899 and the US government chartered her for a transport in the Spanish-American War. In November 1901 she was passed to the Ocean Steamship Co. (and renamed ''City of Savannah''), for whom she ran a service between New York City and Charleston, South Carolina. She was then sold to the New York and Porto Rico Steamship Co. in January 1906, and renamed the ''Carolina''. Throughout her working life, she had continual problems with her machinery. She seemed to suffer from vibration problems, and the twin-screw design of the stern causing steering and handling problems. She was further damaged by a fire on 21 November 1907 while in drydock. In 1913, she had a considerable refit which resolved many of her mechanical problems. Ironically, the work was done by her original building yard, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. However, less than two months later she collided with the liner ''Cleveland'' in New York harbor. 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 Carolina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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