Apapa (1927) |
Builder: |
Harland & Wolff Ltd. Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1927 |
Launched: |
August 26, 1926 |
Type: |
Passenger |
Completed: |
January 28, 1927 |
Fate: |
Sunk Nov. 15, 1940 by German FW-200 aircraft (bombs) while in Convoy SL-53. Location: North Atlantic, 138 miles northwest of Rockall. (54.34N - 16.47W) 20 crew and at least 5 passengers killed, 1 more died of wounds. 229 survivors picked up by rescue vessels. (Note: sources differ on both number killed and number of survivors.) (Roll of Honour) |
Owner |
Elder, Dempster & Company, Ltd. (Elder Dempster Line) Liverpool, England |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
450' 7" |
Engines: |
2 diesels |
Beam: |
62' 3" |
Boilers: |
None |
Draft: |
31' (depth) |
Shafts: |
2 |
Gross Tons: |
9,333 |
HP: |
1,651 |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
14.5 knots |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
1 |
Passengers: |
N/A |
Masts: |
2 |
Masters
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From
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To
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Name
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? |
Nov. 15, 1940 |
Vaughan Davies |
Notes |
Used on the South African route for entire career. |
Oct. 27, 1940: |
Departed Freetown, Sierra Leone for Liverpool in convoy SL-53. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Nov. 2, 2009 |