On this day (30th October) WW2 Shipwreckollections
MV Brittany (1928-1942) The MV Brittany was a British cargo ship built in 1928 by Mcmillan A. & Son Ltd. At the time of her sinking, she was owned by Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Ltd.
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MV Brittany (1928-1942) The MV Brittany was a British cargo ship built in 1928 by Mcmillan A. & Son Ltd. At the time of her sinking, she was owned by Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Ltd.
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SS Barrwhin (1929-1942) The SS Barrwhin was a British cargo ship. Built in 1929 by Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. and owned by Sir Wm Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd., she was carrying 8,200 tonnes of grain and military stores at the time of her sinking on 29th October 1942 whilst in convoy from […]
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SS Erviken (1921-1941) The SS Erviken was a Norwegian cargo ship. Built in 1921 by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, her owner at the time of her sinking was Wallem & Co. Ltd. Erviken was captained by Paul Heesch and had a crew of 38.
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MV Nikolina Matkovic (1919-1942) The MV Nikolina Matkovic was a Yugoslavian cargo ship built in 1919 by Long Beach Shipbuilding Co. She was owned by Brodarsko Poduzece Eugen Matkovic between 1937 and her sinking in 1942.
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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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (1936-1941) MV Fort Richepanse was a British cargo ship built in 1936 for Moller A. P. Odense Staalskibsvaerft, Copenhagen.
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