SS Sibiria was a German general cargo ship built in 1894. Originally named Hertha, she was bought by the Hamburg America Line in 1898.^[2]

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History
German Empire[1]
Name	Herta
Owner	Kingsin Line[1]
Builder	Blohm & Voss[1] Hamburg, Germany
Yard number	102[1]
Launched	21 April 1894
Fate	Sold to Hamburg America Line, 1898
History
German Empire
Name	Sibiria
Owner	Hamburg America Line
Acquired	1898
Fate	Sold to Atlantic Fruit Company
History
United States
Owner	Atlantic Fruit Company
Acquired	1915
Fate	Foundered on the Goodwin Sands 20 November 1916
General characteristics
Type	Passenger/Cargo ship
Tonnage	3,535 GRT[1]
Length	109 ft (33 m) p/p[1] 552 ft (168 m) o/a[1]
Beam	12.8 m (42 ft)[1]
Depth	34.9 m (115 ft)[1]
Installed power	1700 NHP, 8,000 hp or 6,000 kW[1]
Propulsion	two 1 x 3-cylinder triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw[1]
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h)[1]

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In December 1902, Sibiria was chartered by the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) to serve as a collier in support of the East American Cruiser Division during the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903. These operations continued into January 1903.^[3]

In May 1915 she was bought by an American company, the Atlantic Fruit Company.^[2] She foundered on 20 November 1916 on the Goodwin Sands in the English Channel. This elicited controversy in the British Press, as regards her legal status under the Trading with the Enemy Act 1914.^[2]