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| − | + | | shipname = SS Pennland | |
| − | + | | shipowner = International Navigation Co | |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Harland & Wolff, Belfast | |
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| − | + | | shiplaunched = 11 Nov 1920 | |
| − | | | + | | shipcompleted = 25 May 1922 |
| − | + | | shipinservice = 1922 | |
| − | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 25 Apr 1941 |
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| − | | | + | | shipfate = sunk by German aerial attack |
| − | + | | shiptype = Passenger liner | |
| − | | | + | | shiptonnage = 16,322 tons |
| − | | | + | | shiplength = 575 ft |
| − | + | | shipbeam = 67 ft 6 in | |
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| − | | | + | | shippropulsion = triple screw |
| − | + | | shipspeed = 15 knots (27.78 km/h) | |
| − | | | + | | shipcapacity = 600 cabin and 1,500 x 3rd class |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | + | Launched as the ''Pittsburg'', she was built for International Navigation Co (America Line), and while laid down in November 1913, she was not completed until after a lengthy delay due to the first world war. The ''SS Pittsburg'' was chartered by the Red Star Line under her original name during 1925 and 1926, after which the Red Star Line purchased her and renamed her the ''SS Pennland''. | |
Powered by three triple expansion steam engines, the Pennland was chartered by the British Ministry of Shipping (later on the British Ministry of War Transport) and equipped in Liverpool for troop transport. She took part in the failed attack of the Free French and British forces on Dakar, capital city of the French colony Senegal, in September 1940. Single trips with troops across the Atlantic as well as a trip with 640 German and Italian prisoners of war from the British and French colonies to Jamaica followed. | Powered by three triple expansion steam engines, the Pennland was chartered by the British Ministry of Shipping (later on the British Ministry of War Transport) and equipped in Liverpool for troop transport. She took part in the failed attack of the Free French and British forces on Dakar, capital city of the French colony Senegal, in September 1940. Single trips with troops across the Atlantic as well as a trip with 640 German and Italian prisoners of war from the British and French colonies to Jamaica followed. | ||
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| − | Pennland was attacked again by a German bomber. This time she received a direct hit on the starboard boat-deck. The bomb penetrated all decks and exploded in the engine room. Four deaths resulted and the engine room was totally destroyed. The 303 crew were transferred to the accompanying destroyer HMS Griffin. | + | In 1941 the troop-ship was directed towards Suez where she arrived via South Africa in March 1941 with 2,500 British troops. During Operation Lustre the Pennland carried Australian and British soldiers from Port-Said and Alexandria to Greece, before becoming involved in actions to recover them. On 23 April SS Pennland was directed from Alexandria to Megara in order to participate in 'Operation Demon'. On April 25th , near the isle of Agios Georgios in the Gulf of Athens the ''Pennland ''being the largest ship of the convoy was attacked by a Junker 88 bomber. She received a direct hit which caused immense damage to the bridge and the steering house. Furthermore a near-miss created a large hole in the ships’ plating which caused the hold in front of the bridge to flood. The engine installation however was still intact which made captain Van Dulken decide to return to Crete for repairs. On the way it appeared that the hold just behind the bridge also started to make water. |
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| + | Pennland was attacked again by a German bomber. This time she received a direct hit on the starboard boat-deck. The bomb penetrated all decks and exploded in the engine room. Four deaths resulted and the engine room was totally destroyed. The 303 crew were transferred to the accompanying destroyer ''HMS Griffin'' which then sank her with gunfire. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
===Alexandria, Egypt to Piraeus, Greece 10 - 12 April 1941=== | ===Alexandria, Egypt to Piraeus, Greece 10 - 12 April 1941=== | ||
| − | *[[Edward Charles Fancote]] | + | * [[Edward Charles Fancote]] |
| − | *[[William Randall Foggon]] | + | * [[William Randall Foggon]] |
| − | *[[George Garratt]] | + | * [[George Garratt]] |
| − | *[[Stanley Hubert Hancock]] | + | * [[Stanley Hubert Hancock]] |
| − | *[[Robert Hassett]] | + | * [[Donald Campell William Henderson]] |
| − | *[[Kevin James Higgins]] | + | * † [[Robert Hassett]] |
| − | *[[William James Johnson]] | + | * [[Kevin James Higgins]] |
| − | *[[Kenneth Myers Kroenert]] | + | * [[Andrew David Johnson]] |
| − | *[[Arthur Mitchell]] | + | * [[William James Johnson]] |
| − | *[[Maurice Gerard O'Brien]] | + | * [[Kenneth Myers Kroenert]] |
| − | *[[Mervyn Roy Parkin]] | + | * † [[Francis James Marchant]] |
| − | *[[James Percy Ray]] | + | * [[Arthur Mitchell]] |
| − | *[[Robert Summerfield]] | + | * [[Maurice Gerard O'Brien]] |
| + | * † [[Mervyn Roy Parkin]] | ||
| + | * [[Charles Amos George Victor Petersen]] POW Crete | ||
| + | * [[James Percy Ray]] | ||
| + | * † [[Robert Summerfield]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:24, 11 February 2023
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Pennland |
| Owner | International Navigation Co |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Launched | 11 Nov 1920 |
| Completed | 25 May 1922 |
| In service | 1922 |
| Out of service | 25 Apr 1941 |
| Fate | sunk by German aerial attack |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger liner |
| Tonnage | 16,322 tons |
| Length | 575 ft |
| Beam | 67 ft 6 in |
| Propulsion | triple screw |
| Speed | 15 knots (27.78 km/h) |
| Capacity | 600 cabin and 1,500 x 3rd class |
Remarks
Launched as the Pittsburg, she was built for International Navigation Co (America Line), and while laid down in November 1913, she was not completed until after a lengthy delay due to the first world war. The SS Pittsburg was chartered by the Red Star Line under her original name during 1925 and 1926, after which the Red Star Line purchased her and renamed her the SS Pennland.
Powered by three triple expansion steam engines, the Pennland was chartered by the British Ministry of Shipping (later on the British Ministry of War Transport) and equipped in Liverpool for troop transport. She took part in the failed attack of the Free French and British forces on Dakar, capital city of the French colony Senegal, in September 1940. Single trips with troops across the Atlantic as well as a trip with 640 German and Italian prisoners of war from the British and French colonies to Jamaica followed.
In 1941 the troop-ship was directed towards Suez where she arrived via South Africa in March 1941 with 2,500 British troops. During Operation Lustre the Pennland carried Australian and British soldiers from Port-Said and Alexandria to Greece, before becoming involved in actions to recover them. On 23 April SS Pennland was directed from Alexandria to Megara in order to participate in 'Operation Demon'. On April 25th , near the isle of Agios Georgios in the Gulf of Athens the Pennland being the largest ship of the convoy was attacked by a Junker 88 bomber. She received a direct hit which caused immense damage to the bridge and the steering house. Furthermore a near-miss created a large hole in the ships’ plating which caused the hold in front of the bridge to flood. The engine installation however was still intact which made captain Van Dulken decide to return to Crete for repairs. On the way it appeared that the hold just behind the bridge also started to make water.
Pennland was attacked again by a German bomber. This time she received a direct hit on the starboard boat-deck. The bomb penetrated all decks and exploded in the engine room. Four deaths resulted and the engine room was totally destroyed. The 303 crew were transferred to the accompanying destroyer HMS Griffin which then sank her with gunfire.
Soldiers carried
Alexandria, Egypt to Piraeus, Greece 10 - 12 April 1941
- Edward Charles Fancote
- William Randall Foggon
- George Garratt
- Stanley Hubert Hancock
- Donald Campell William Henderson
- † Robert Hassett
- Kevin James Higgins
- Andrew David Johnson
- William James Johnson
- Kenneth Myers Kroenert
- † Francis James Marchant
- Arthur Mitchell
- Maurice Gerard O'Brien
- † Mervyn Roy Parkin
- Charles Amos George Victor Petersen POW Crete
- James Percy Ray
- † Robert Summerfield