SS Skane

In fine weather during the evening of 30 October 1915, while on passage from Stockton to Calais with a cargo of timber, the SS Skane drove onto Whitby rock. Damage to the hull caused the engine room to flood. The next day a tug managed to refloat her off the rocks but the vessel had to beached because she was in a sinking condition. Later that day the wind freshened and the lifeboat, RNLB Robert and Mary Ellis was launched to take off her eighteen crew and two female passengers, leaving eight salvage crew on board attempting to save the vessel.

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In early December 1915, the RNLB Robert and Mary Ellis was called out again to rescue the salvage crew as the vessel was caught in a northerly storm. The Skane became a total loss although much was salvaged from the vessel. The final remains of the wreck were removed from the beach in the 1980s.

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SS Skane was built in 1884 by Gray & Co., West Hartlepool and owned by Rederiaktiebol, Helsingborg. 1667 tons; 78.6 x 10.9 x 5.8m.

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