| History |
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| Name |  Ixion |
| Namesake | Ixion |
| Owner | Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij |
| Port of registry | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Builder | Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. |
| Yard number | 304 |
| Launched | 23 November 1892 |
| Completed | December 1892 |
| Fate | Burned and sank 1 October 1911 |
| General characteristics |
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| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,489 GRT |
| Length | 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) |
| Depth | 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Speed | 11 knots |
| Crew | 47 |
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SS Ixion was a Dutch cargo ship that caught fire and sank near the coast of the Netherlands East Indies in 1911.
Construction
Ixion was launched on 23 November 1892 and completed the following month at the Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. shipyard in Greenock, United Kingdom.[1]
The ship was 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) and a depth of 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in). The ship was assessed at 3,489 GRT. She had a triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 2285 indicated horsepower.[2]
Sinking
On 1 October 1911, one of Ixion′s coal bunkers caught fire and sank the ship off the coast of the Netherlands East Indies. 24 of the 47 crew members died; the remaining 23 crew were rescued by the British steamer Good Hope.[2]
