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SS ''Tubantia'' was an ocean liner for Royal Holland Lloyd ((オランダ語:Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd)) built in 1913 by Alexander Stephen and Sons of Glasgow. She was built as a fast mail and passenger steamer for service between the Netherlands and South America. ''Tubantia'' was a sister ship of , also of Royal Holland Lloyd. ''Tubantia'' was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine on 16 March 1916. As a vessel of the neutral Netherlands, her sinking caused great fury amongst the Dutch public. The Germans initially claimed that ''Tubantia'' must have been sunk by a mine or a British torpedo, but when fragments of a German torpedo were found in one of ''Tubantia''s lifeboats, the Germans claimed that ''UB-13'' had fired the torpedo on 6 March at a British warship but it had remained active until hitting ''Tubantia'' ten days later. To redirect Dutch anger over ''Tubantia''s sinking, Germany spread rumors of an impending British invasion of the Netherlands, which one author called a "propaganda coup".〔 Germany initially offered a settlement of £300,000—the ship's original cost—to Royal Holland Lloyd, but was rejected. In 1922, an international arbitration committee awarded the company £830,000 compensation from Germany for the loss of the ship. This was followed by an attempt to recover a fortune in gold coins from the wreck, which was the subject of a landmark court case, but the salvage operation was unsuccessful. == Design and construction == ''Tubantia'' was ordered by Royal Holland Lloyd from the Scottish shipbuilding firm Alexander Stephen and Sons of Glasgow. The ship was about long (overall) and abeam. She was powered by twin quadruple-expansion steam engines powered by three double-ended and six single-ended boilers. Her top speed of exceeded the design requirements.〔 Built at a cost of about £300,000, ''Tubantia'' was, according to author Nigel Pickford, one of the most luxurious passenger ships of the era.〔Pickford, p. 213.〕 Royal Holland Lloyd made extensive use of electricity throughout ''Tubantia'', powering everything from fans and ventilation, to laundry equipment, to cigar lighters for passengers. The ship also boasted her name spelled out in lights, suspended between the two funnels.〔 ''Tubantia'' could accommodate up to 1,520 passengers: 250 first-class, 230 intermediate-class, 140 special third-class, and 900 third-class passengers.〔 The liner was launched on 13 November 1913,〔 and completed trials in the River Clyde in March 1914.〔 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 ''Tubantia'' was an ocean liner for Royal Holland Lloyd ((オランダ語:Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd)) built in 1913 by Alexander Stephen and Sons of Glasgow. She was built as a fast mail and passenger steamer for service between the Netherlands and South America. ''Tubantia'' was a sister ship of , also of Royal Holland Lloyd.''Tubantia'' was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine on 16 March 1916. As a vessel of the neutral Netherlands, her sinking caused great fury amongst the Dutch public. The Germans initially claimed that ''Tubantia'' must have been sunk by a mine or a British torpedo, but when fragments of a German torpedo were found in one of ''Tubantia''s lifeboats, the Germans claimed that ''UB-13'' had fired the torpedo on 6 March at a British warship but it had remained active until hitting ''Tubantia'' ten days later. To redirect Dutch anger over ''Tubantia''s sinking, Germany spread rumors of an impending British invasion of the Netherlands, which one author called a "propaganda coup".Germany initially offered a settlement of £300,000—the ship's original cost—to Royal Holland Lloyd, but was rejected. In 1922, an international arbitration committee awarded the company £830,000 compensation from Germany for the loss of the ship.This was followed by an attempt to recover a fortune in gold coins from the wreck, which was the subject of a landmark court case, but the salvage operation was unsuccessful.== Design and construction ==''Tubantia'' was ordered by Royal Holland Lloyd from the Scottish shipbuilding firm Alexander Stephen and Sons of Glasgow. The ship was about long (overall) and abeam. She was powered by twin quadruple-expansion steam engines powered by three double-ended and six single-ended boilers. Her top speed of exceeded the design requirements.Built at a cost of about £300,000, ''Tubantia'' was, according to author Nigel Pickford, one of the most luxurious passenger ships of the era.Pickford, p. 213. Royal Holland Lloyd made extensive use of electricity throughout ''Tubantia'', powering everything from fans and ventilation, to laundry equipment, to cigar lighters for passengers. The ship also boasted her name spelled out in lights, suspended between the two funnels. ''Tubantia'' could accommodate up to 1,520 passengers: 250 first-class, 230 intermediate-class, 140 special third-class, and 900 third-class passengers. The liner was launched on 13 November 1913, and completed trials in the River Clyde in March 1914.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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