S/S Granville - ex. Finnish S/S Wipunen.
S/S Granville
S/S Granville - ex. Finnish
S/S Wipunen.
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Call sign |
Name |
Built |
Service |
Owner |
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Granville |
1913 |
(1942) |
Wessel, Duval & Co. |
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Completed in
February 1913 as Tabarka for La Tunisienne SS Co Ltd (F.C. Strick & Co),
Swansea. 1932 sold to Finland and renamed Wipunen for Antti Wihuri,
Helsingfors. On 27 Dec, 1941, the Wipunen was seized by the US
government at Norfolk, renamed Granville and registered in Panama. |
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| Convoy: | SG-13 | St. Johns - Kungnat Bay | 17.11.1942-23.11.1942 |
| Convoy: | GS-16 | Kungnat Bay - St.Johns | 21.12.1942-27.12.1942 |
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Torpedoed by the German U-338 on March 12, 1943 while en route from New York to Iceland in Convoy SC-122 with US Army and Navy general stores. In addition, there was 500 bags of U.S.Mail. Ship's complement consisted of 35 merchant crew, 11 U.S.Naval Armed Guards and 1 passenger. 11 crew members and 2 Navy men lost their lives. |
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Update: 1.11.2008
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