Vancouver City (MV)

Merchant Vessel in Ireland, dating from 1939

4,988-ton British steal motor vessel of Bideford, built by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Vessel measures 127m long, 16.8m wide and had a draught of 7.5m. Master was Hugh Charles Egerton, 33 crew on board. It was torpedoed without warning by German submarine U-28 while en route from Fiji via Panama to England with a cargo of sugar. 30 of the crew were picked up by the passing Dutch tanker Mamura and were landed at Liverpool. 3 lives lost. Sinking position given as 51 23N, 07 03W but the

Type:

Merchant Vessel

Period:

1939

Coordinates:

51.39°N, 7.07°W

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