SS Commodore (collier)

52°56′49″N 1°11′53″E / 52.947°N 1.198°E / 52.947; 1.198

SS Commodore (collier)

History
Name	Commodore
Owner	Hall John (1870–1878) G.W. Ward (1880–1882) Pyman, Bell & Co. (1882–1896)
Port of registry	United Kingdom
Builder	Wigham Richardson & Sons Ltd.
Yard number	62
Launched	1870
Fate	Wrecked 7 November 1896
General characteristics
Tonnage	882 GRT
Length	66.9 metres (219 ft 6 in)
Beam	9.1 metres (29 ft 10 in)
Depth	5.1 metres (16 ft 9 in)
Installed power	95 horse power compound steam engine
Capacity	At least 1,250 long tons (1,400 short tons) of coal
Crew	14 men

The SS Commodore was a British-registered collier. She was built at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1870 and served with three companies. She was driven into shallow waters off Sheringham, Norfolk on 7 November 1896. Local fishermen tried to render assistance but were driven off by gale force winds. After the Commodore was driven onto rocks she sent a distress signal and the Sheringham lifeboat Henry Ramey Upcher took off all 14 crew and 3 stranded fishermen. The wreck was blown up in 1906 as a hazard to the Sheringham fishing fleet. The remains were exposed by storms in September 2021.