On this day (4th July) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS City of Venice (1924-1943)

The SS City of Venice was built in 1924 by Workman, Clark & Co. and owned by Ellerman City Line Ltd.

The British Cargo Steamer, which weighed 8,762 tonnes was captained by Master James Wyper.

When travelling from the Clyde to Sicily, the steamer was torpedoed by German submarine, U-375 and sunk. The U-boat fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy, 10 miles north of Cape Tenez, Algeria. The master and 10 crew members were lost from a total of 180.

The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society provided the survivors with £75/19s worth of financial support – the equivalent of £ 3,829 today.

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