On This Day (11th May) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Antigone (1928 – 1943)

SS Antigone was a British Cargo Steamer of 4,545 tonnes built in 1928.

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On This Day (3rd May) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Jutland (1928-1942)

Jutland was a British steam merchant of 6,153 tonnes, built in 1928 and owned by Tyne & Wear Shipping Co, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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On This Day (27th April)- WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Port Hardy (1923-1941)

Port Hardy was a British cargo steamer of 8,897 tonnes, built in 1923 and owned by Port Line Ltd., London.

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On This Day (21st April) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Amerika (1930-1943)

British motor merchant, Amerika, was completed in January,1930 for A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni, Copenhagen. In May 1940, the SS Amerika,weighting 10,218 tonnes, was transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and moved to its new home port in London.

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On This Day (15th April) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Athelduke MV (1929-1947)

The British Motor Tanker of 8,966 tonnes was built in 1929.

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On This Day (7th April) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Keystone (1919-1943)

The American cargo ship, SS Keystone, was built in 1919 by Northwest Steel, Portland, Oregon and weighed over 5,565 tons. Initially, the ship was called West Cherow, until she was renamed Sage Brush in 1929 and Keystone in 1941.Find Out More

On This Day (1st April) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Kiev (1917-1942)

The Russian cargo ship, SS Kiev, was built in 1917 and weighed around 5,823 tons. On 3 April, 1942, SS Kiev, when on route from Murmansk to Iceland was torpedoed by German submarine U-436 and sunk in Barents Island.

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On This Day (24th March) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Lafonia (1911-1943)

The British cargo ship, SS Lafonia, which was built in 1911 and weighed over 1,872 tons, was wrecked at sea on 26 March, 1943. Find Out More

On This Day (18th March) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Byron Darnton (1943-1946)

The American cargo ship – SS Byron Darnton – which was built in 1943 and weighed over 7,000 tons, was wrecked and broke in two whilst aground at Sanda Island.Find Out More

On This Day (11th March) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Djambi (1919-1943)

The Dutch cargo ship, SS Djambi, collided with Silverbeech, a British cargo ship, whilst on route from Liverpool to Beira on 13 March, 1943.Find Out More