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Re: Derrymore and Morea
Posted by: Bill Watt (IP Logged)
Date: February 03, 2002 04:58AM

Tower Field 10/5/41 Damaged by aircraft bombs off Outer Dowsing Buoy, Thames Estuary, voyage London/Newcastle, ballast, Repaired. 19/10/41 Grounded on north bank when entering Workington Channel with cargo of iron ore. Hull fractured, vessel awash, broke in two. Cargo discharged. Refloated and 1942:
Empire Tower (MOWT). 5/3/43 Sunk by U-130 NW of Lisbon, 43 50N 14 46W (Convoy XK2) Huelva/Middlesborough - ore.
Source - The Empire Ships, by Mitchell and Sawyer.

Regards,

Bill



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  Derrymore and Morea Rainer Kolbicz 02/02/2002 12:58PM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Ron Young 02/02/2002 01:26PM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Rainer Kolbicz 02/02/2002 04:22PM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Siri 02/02/2002 05:25PM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Bill Watt 02/03/2002 04:40AM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Rainer Kolbicz 02/02/2002 05:31PM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Bill Watt 02/03/2002 04:58AM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Jan-Olof 02/02/2002 06:40PM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Dave 02/02/2002 11:26PM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Dave 02/02/2002 11:29PM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Theodor Dorgeist 02/03/2002 12:16AM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Rainer Kolbicz 02/03/2002 06:32AM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Rainer Kolbicz 02/03/2002 06:46AM
  Re: Derrymore and Morea Jan-Olof 02/03/2002 07:45AM
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