SS Imo

History
Name	1889: Runic 1895: Tampican 1912: Imo 1920: Guvernøren
Owner	1889: Oceanic SN Co 1895: West India & Pacific SS Co 1900: Frederick Leyland & Co 1912: HE Moss & Co 1912: South Pacific Whaling Co 1920: A/S Odd
Operator	1889: White Star Line
Port of registry	1889: Liverpool 1912: Christiania 1920: Sandefjord
Builder	Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number	211
Launched	1 January 1889
Completed	16 February 1889
Maiden voyage	21 February 1889
Refit	1912
Identification	1889: UK official number 93837 1889: code letters LBPW 1912: code letters MJGB
Fate	Wrecked 30 November 1921
General characteristics
Type	1889: livestock cargo liner 1912: whaling factory ship
Tonnage	1889: 4,649 GRT, 3,046 NRT 1912: 5,043 GRT, 3,161 NRT
Length	430.7 ft (131.3 m)
Beam	45.2 ft (13.8 m)
Depth	30.0 ft (9.1 m)
Installed power	424 NHP
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion engine 1 × screw
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity	1889: 1,000 cattle, 48 passengers
Crew	40

SS Imo^[1] was a merchant steamship that was built in 1889 to carry livestock and passengers, and converted in 1912 into a whaling factory ship. She was built as Runic, renamed Tampican in 1895, Imo in 1912 and Guvernøren (The Governor) in 1920.

In 1917 the Belgian Relief Commission chartered Imo to take humanitarian supplies to German-occupied Belgium. On 6 December 1917 she was involved in a collision in Halifax Harbour with the French cargo ship Mont-Blanc, which was carrying munitions. The resultant fire aboard Mont Blanc caused the historic and catastrophic Halifax Explosion, which levelled the Richmond District in the North End of the city. Although Imo's superstructure was severely damaged by the blast, the ship was repaired and returned to service in 1918.

The ship was renamed Guvernøren (The Governor) in 1920. On 30 November 1921 she ran aground off East Falkland [28] and was abandoned.