On this day (18th November) WW2 Shipwreckollections
SS Sambridge (1943-1943)
The SS Sambridge was a British cargo ship built in 1943 by Permanente Metals Corp. and owned by the Ministry of War and Transport. The Sambridge would unfortunately complete only four months in service before it was sunk.
On 18th November 1943, the Sambridge was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Gulf of Aden. The ship was on her maiden voyage from Madras, India to Aden, Yemen with 365 tonnes of cargo when the tragedy occurred.
The ship’s second officer, H. Scurr was taken aboard the Japanese submarine and was landed at Penang. Fortunately, the remaining 37 sailors and 11 gunners were rescued by British transport Tarantia.
The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society provided the survivors with £51/19s worth of financial support – the equivalent of £2,205 today.
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