liner LA DIVES

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1915 - 1918

Design features

La Dives (steel cargo-passenger ship) 1915 - 1918
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........prins willem V
detailed type : ...................steel cargo-passenger ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1897
name of shipyard : ................Nederland Shipb.
place of construction : ...........Amsterdam
year of entering the fleet : ......1915
length (in meters) : ..............82,92
width (in meters) : ...............11,15
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........2108
deadweight (in tons) : ............2055
type of engine : ..................inverted, triple expansion 3 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............1500
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........12

History

Built for the account of a Dutch shipping company under the name of PRINS WILLEM V. Put into service in 1897 on a line connecting Amsterdam, the West Indies and New York. Bought by Compagnie Générale Transatlantique in December 1915. Renamed the DIVES and used on the lines of North Africa, at the departure of Marseille. February 1, 1918, during a travel between Marseille and Algiers, is torpedoed off Bougie by German submarine UB52. 12 victims.