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  • SS Agapenor

    On this day (11th October) WW2 Shipwreckollections

    SS Agapenor (1914-1942)

    The SS Agapenor was a British cargo ship built in 1914 by Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.

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  • SS Oronsay

    On this day (9th October) WW2 Shipwreckollections

    SS Oronsay (1925-1942)

    The SS Oronsay was a British transport ship built in 1925 by Clyde Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Her last owner was Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.

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  • SS Samsuva

    On this day (29th September) WW2 Shipwreckollections

    SS Samsuva (1944-1944)

    The SS Samsuva was a British cargo ship. Built in 1944 by New England Shipbuilding Co., Bath (USA), she was owned by the Ministry of War and Transport during her short active life.

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  • SS Bellingham

    On this day (22nd September) WW2 Shipwreckollections

    SS Bellingham (1920-1942)

    The SS Bellingham was an American cargo ship built in 1920 by Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. in San Pedro, California. The Ship was owned by Waterman Steamship co. between 1936 and her sinking in 1942.

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  • SS Birtley

    On this day (16th September) WW2 Shipwreckollections

    SS Birtley (1923-1941)

    The SS Birtley was a British Cargo Ship built in 1923 by Wood, Skinner and Co. Ltd. in Newcastle Upon-Tyne. The ship was owned by Burnett Steamship Co.  and was travelling between London and ‘The Tyne’ when it struck a mine and sank off the East Coast of England.

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  • MV Fort Richepanse

    On this day (3rd September) WW2 Shipwreckollections

    MV Fort Richepanse (1936-1941)

    MV Fort Richepanse was a British cargo ship built in 1936 for Moller A. P. Odense Staalskibsvaerft, Copenhagen.

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  • MV Waimarama

    On this day (28th August) WW2 Shipwreckollections

    MV Waimarama (1938-1942)

    MS Waimarama was a British cargo ship built in 1938 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast and Glasgow.

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  • USS Santa Elisa

    On this day (13th August) WW2 Shipwreckollections

    SS Santa Elisa (1941-1942)

    SS Santa Elisa was a refrigerated cargo ship built for the United States Maritime Commission by Federal Shipbuilding of Kearny, New Jersey.

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  • SS Amsterdam

    On this day (7th August) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

    SS Amsterdam (late 1930s – 1944)

    SS Amsterdam was a ship built in the late 1930’s for London & North-Eastern Railways.

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  • SS Hawkinge

    On this day (27th July) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

    SS Hawkinge (1924-1941)

    SS Hawkinge was a British Cargo Steamer of 2,475 tonnes built in 1924. She was built as Pentraeth, then renamed Hawkinge in 1941.

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