Hyperia: The Hyperia was a steamship of 3,921 GRT which began life as the Pinners Point. Built at J.L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., North Sands, Sunderland (Yard No. 323) for Norfolk & North American Stm Sg Co., Ltd., (Simpson Spence). The ship was launched 07 August 1895 and completed the following month with a triple-expansion turbine, single propeller, and a maximum speed of 12 knots. She was 109.1 meters in length and 13.8 meters in beam. In 1903 the ship was purchased by British and South American Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., (R.P. Houston & Company...Houston Line) and renamed Hyperia. At some point the ship was requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) for war service during WW1 and was defensively armed.                                                              No Photo Available On 28 July 1918, while on Marseille-Port Said route with a cargo of military stores, the Hyperia was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB-51 (Ernst Krafft) approximately 84 miles Northwest-by-North of Port Said at position 32.21N/31.25E. Sources state that either 7 lives were lost (including the Master), or 75 lives were lost. Research ongoing...... References: Miramar Single Ship Report for 1105342 http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/houston.html http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/WWI%20LOSSES-H.htm http://www.stile.coventry.ac.uk/cbs/staff/beech/ahnavy/1918.htm