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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SS Athelduke MV (1929-1947) The British Motor Tanker of 8,966 tonnes was built in 1929.
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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.
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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.
Read MoreNational Maritime Charity Calls for Skill and Gallantry Award Nominations The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society is calling on members of the maritime community, and rescue organisations, to nominate colleagues and associates who have demonstrated outstanding skill and gallantry in rescuing those in peril at sea.
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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.
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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.
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