SS Murex (1892)
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country= |Ship flag= |Ship name=Murex (1892–1916) |Ship namesake= |Ship owner=*Marcus Samuel & Company (1892–1898)
|Ship builder=William Gray & Company, West Hartlepool |Ship yard number=442 |Ship operator= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=28 May 1892 |Ship completed=July 1898 |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship struck= |Ship registry= |Ship identification= |Ship honours=*Battle honours: (RAN)
|Ship fate=Torpedoed and sunk on 21 December 1916 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type= |Ship tonnage=3564 gross, 2329 net. |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|338|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|43|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|326.4|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship depth= |Ship power=Triple expansion steam engine aft (Central Marine Engine Works, West Hartlepool) |Ship propulsion= |Ship speed= |Ship range= |Ship endurance= |Ship complement= |Ship armament= |Ship armour= |Ship notes= }} |
Murex was a 3,564 gross ton M class oiler, built by William Gray & Company, West Hartlepool in 1892 for Marcus Samuel & Company. She was the first bulk-oil tanker to pass through the Suez Canal en route to Thailand in 1892. She was chartered by the Royal Australian Navy and took part in operations against the German colonies in the Pacific with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force during the First World War in 1914, as an oiler. Murex was given the battle honour "Rabual 1914", for her service.{{cite news |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours |title=Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours |date=1 March 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613184920/http://www.navy.gov.au/Navy_Marks_109th_Birthday_With_Historic_Changes_To_Battle_Honours |archivedate=13 June 2011 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |accessdate=23 December 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf |title=Royal Australian Navy Ship/Unit Battle Honours |date=1 March 2010 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614064156/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Units_entitlement_list.pdf |archivedate=14 June 2011 |accessdate=23 December 2012}} She was later requisitioned by the Admiralty.
Fate
Murex was torpedoed on 21 December 1916 by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-73 in the Mediterranean Sea 94 miles off Port Said, Egypt, at {{Coord|32|20|N|31|00|E|dim:1000000|display=inline,title}} and was sunk with the loss of one man.
Citations
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References
- {{cite book |last=Gillett |first=Ross |title=Australia's navy: past, present & future |year=1986 |publisher=Child & Henry |location=Brookvale, NSW |isbn=0-86777-178-X }}
- {{cite book |last=Odgers |first=George |title=The Royal Australian Navy: an illustrated history |year=1982 |publisher=Child & Henry |location=Brookvale, NSW |isbn=0-86777-240-9 }}
External links
- [http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5746 Ship Stamps - Murex]
- [http://www.teesbuiltships.co.uk/gray/murex1892.htm Tees-built ships - Murex]
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Category:Ships built on the River Tees
Category:Tankers of the Royal Australian Navy
Category:Maritime incidents in 1916