SS Iberian (1900)
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| Name: | Iberian |
| Owner: | Leyland Frederick & Co. Ltd. |
| Port of registry: |
 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Route: | Manchester - Boston |
| Builder: | Sir James Laing & Sons, Ltd. |
| Yard number: | 576 |
| Launched: | 1900 |
| Completed: | 1900 |
| In service: | 1900 |
| Out of service: | 30 July 1915 |
| Identification: | 113367 |
| Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 5,223 GRT |
| Length: | 133.2 metres (437 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 14.9 metres (48 ft 11 in) |
| Depth: | 9.1 metres (29 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power: | triple expansion engine |
| Propulsion: | Single screw propeller |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
SS Iberian was a British cargo ship that was torpedoed by SM U-28 in the Atlantic Ocean 9 nautical miles (17 km) south west of the Fastnet Rock (51°15′N 9°36′W / 51.250°N 9.600°WCoordinates: 51°15′N 9°36′W / 51.250°N 9.600°W) while she was travelling from Manchester, United Kingdom to Boston, United States with a rich cargo.
Iberian was constructed in 1900 at the Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. shipyard in Sunderland, United Kingdom. She was launched and completed in 1900. The ship was 133.2 metres (437 ft 0 in) long, with a beam of 14.9 metres (48 ft 11 in) and a depth of 9.1 metres (29 ft 10 in). The ship was assessed at 5,223 GRT. She had a triple expansion engine driving a single screw propeller and the engine was rated at 470 nhp.
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