Difference between revisions of "SS Gasconia"
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| shipname = SS Gasconia | | shipname = SS Gasconia | ||
| shipowner = Walford L. & Co. London | | shipowner = Walford L. & Co. London | ||
| − | | shipbuilder = Irvine's Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd, West | + | | shipbuilder = Irvine's Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd, West Hartlepool |
| shipyardnumber = 552 | | shipyardnumber = 552 | ||
| shiplaunched = 1915 | | shiplaunched = 1915 | ||
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| shiptype = cargo ship | | shiptype = cargo ship | ||
| shiptonnage = 3,801 tons | | shiptonnage = 3,801 tons | ||
| − | | shiplength = | + | | shiplength = 106.8m |
| − | | shipbeam = | + | | shipbeam = 15.6m |
| shipdepth = | | shipdepth = | ||
| − | | shippropulsion = | + | | shippropulsion = single screw |
| shipspeed = | | shipspeed = | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Originally built for Houlder Bros & Co. Ltd, London she was sold in 1916 to Walford L. & CO who owned her at | + | Originally built for Houlder Bros & Co. Ltd, London she was sold in 1916 to Walford L. & CO who owned her at the time she was sunk. |
| − | On 16 November 1917, on a voyage from Barry to Malta with a cargo of coal and stores, the Gasconia was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-63 under the command of Otto Schultze while 20 kilometers north east of Cape Shershel. Three men lost their lives. | + | On 16 November 1917, on a voyage from Barry, Wales to Malta with a cargo of coal and stores, the ''Gasconia'' was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-63 under the command of Otto Schultze while 20 kilometers north east of Cape Shershel, Algeria. Three men lost their lives. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
Revision as of 23:53, 27 November 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Gasconia |
| Owner | Walford L. & Co. London |
| Builder | Irvine's Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd, West Hartlepool |
| Yard number | 552 |
| Launched | 1915 |
| Completed | 1915 |
| In service | 1915 |
| Out of service | Sunk 16 Nov 1917 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,801 tons |
| Length | 106.8m |
| Beam | 15.6m |
| Propulsion | single screw |
Remarks
Originally built for Houlder Bros & Co. Ltd, London she was sold in 1916 to Walford L. & CO who owned her at the time she was sunk.
On 16 November 1917, on a voyage from Barry, Wales to Malta with a cargo of coal and stores, the Gasconia was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-63 under the command of Otto Schultze while 20 kilometers north east of Cape Shershel, Algeria. Three men lost their lives.