Barry Hayter Posted 17 March , 2006 Share Posted 17 March , 2006 Reading a War Diary for the 237th Field Coy I note they travelled to France on the S S Viper. Assume I've read that correctly! Any info or pictures out there? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 18 March , 2006 Share Posted 18 March , 2006 Hi, SS Viper also took the 6th Tank Battalion from Southampton to Le Harve. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted 18 March , 2006 Share Posted 18 March , 2006 The Viper was built at the Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co's yard in Govan in 1906 and was 315 feet in length. She had three steam turbines powering the triple screws, making her one of the company's fastest ships with a top speed of 22 knots. The steamer worked the Ardrossan-Belfast route from 1906 to 1914. The ship served as a troop carrier in the English Channel during the First World War but returned to operation on her pre-war route in 1919. However the unrest in Ireland resulted in the decline in passenger traffic with Scotland and Viper was sold to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co in 1920 and renamed Snaefell. An illustration of RMS Viper which appeared in a G & J Burns' Illustrated Souvenir in 1906. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don76 Posted 3 July , 2016 Share Posted 3 July , 2016 My Great grandfather travelled over on the Viper at midnight on the 8th Nov 1916 with the 167th Field battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 5 July , 2016 Share Posted 5 July , 2016 ..................and "Snaefell" scrapped in 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ovalpillbox Posted 10 January , 2017 Share Posted 10 January , 2017 My Grandfather sailed with the 12th Labour Coy ASC to Le Havre on the Viper from Southampton on the 22nd May 1915 his 19th day in the Army. ****** all training! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 10 January , 2017 Share Posted 10 January , 2017 May as well add this too to complete some more detail: https://diaryofasapper.wordpress.com/the-viper-other-ships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kazzy1959 Posted 22 February , 2017 Share Posted 22 February , 2017 Also travelled on this ship;Southampton to Havre,on the 14/7/1915: 53rd Field Ambulance (17th Division) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 18 August , 2019 Share Posted 18 August , 2019 My cousin say my grandfather was on the viper when it was torpedoed and that he saved mens lives. (William H Hurn) does anybody know anything about it being torpedoed or anything else connected Valerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horatio2 Posted 18 August , 2019 Share Posted 18 August , 2019 2 hours ago, ValerieBarton said: my grandfather was on the viper when it was torpedoed I do not believe the VIPER was ever torpedoed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 18 August , 2019 Share Posted 18 August , 2019 2 hours ago, ValerieBarton said: My cousin say my grandfather was on the viper when it was torpedoed and that he saved mens lives. (William H Hurn) does anybody know anything about it being torpedoed or anything else connected Valerie HMS Viper (1899) sank after striking rocks in 1901 - could this be the event your cousin is thinking of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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