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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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Captain Charles Fryatt

100th anniversary of Capt. Charles Fryatt’s execution

Captain Charles Fryatt, Mercantile Marine Captain Charles Fryatt worked for the Great Eastern Railway Steamship Company, commanding a passenger ferry on the Harwich Rotterdam route.With the Netherlands being neutral during the First World War, this was the only regular North Sea crossing to remain open.

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SS Empire Florizel

On this day (21th July) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Empire Florizel (1909-1943) The SS Empire Florizel was built in 1909 by Lithgows Ltd. (Glasgow) and owned by the Ministry of War Transport during the WW2.

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