Dulcie - a general history

Northern Echo, Saturday, April 7^th, 1900:
TRIAL TRIP OF THE S.S. DULCIE. On Thursday the steel screw steamer Dulcie, built by Messrs Wm. Gray and Co., Ltd., for Messrs. C. Neilsen and Sons, West Hartlepool, had her trial trip. She has been built to Lloyds highest class, and her principal dimensions are: length over all, 285ft; breadth, 41ft 6in; depth 20ft 3in. The engines are of the triple expansion type manufactured at the Central Engine Works, the cylinders being 21½in, 34in, and 57in diameter, with a piston stroke of 39in. There are two boilers working at a pressure of 160lbs per square inch.
Amongst those who witnessed the trial were, Mr. Hans Neilsen (managing owner), Mr Peter Bahnsen (owners superintending engineer), Mr. Seddon, Mr Geo. Smith, Captain Murrell (shipyard representative), Mr. W. C. Borrowman (manager of the engine works), and Captain Harrison, who was in command of the ship. The trial was in every way satisfactory, the speed being 11 knots. The Dulcie afterwards proceeded to the Tyne, where she loads for the Cape.

Dublin Daily Express, June 21^st, 1915:
"BLOWN TO SMITHEREENS" West Hartlepool Steamer Torpedoed. Between 7 and 3 on Saturday morning the steamer Dulcie, of West Hartlepool, 2.033 tons, from Shields to Havre with 3.000 tons of coal, was torpedoed off Orford Ness by a German submarine. No warning was given and almost as soon as the white streak was seen in the sea the vessel was struck amidships. A big hole was made in the Dulcie’s side, the ship being, as one of the crew afterwards said, blown to smithereens. There was one fireman sleeping below who was instantly killed when torpedo exploded. The men had time launch a boat, into which they all got, and they were picked up by the steamer Shoreham, and landed at Yarmouth.

Belfast News-Letter, Monday, June 21^st, 1915:
Seventeen men were landed of the crew of the steamer Dulcie at Great Yarmouth yesterday. The Steward’s arm was broken.

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