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HX 97 ran into Convoy OB 265 coming in the opposite direction.
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1033:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1940
472:launched in 1950 and Ellerman Lines sold in 1972.
1439:World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom
605:. In May, July and November 1940 she called in
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854:Lettens, Jan (18 September 2019).
298:27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
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1409:Cargo ships of the United Kingdom
578:. She usually sailed unescorted.
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612:In November and December 1940
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524:The exhaust turbine increased
417:. She was launched in 1924 in
220:Sunk by collision, 30 Dec 1940
1:
1419:Ships built on the River Wear
819:"Steamers & Motorships".
782:"Steamers & Motorships".
450:. Both ships sank, and 48 of
856:"SS City of Bedford (+1940)"
282:430.0 ft (131.1 m)
1424:Ships of the Ellerman Lines
681:s crew survived, but 48 of
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893:Port Arrivals / Departures
500:quadruple-expansion engine
481:William Gray & Company
470:Alexander Stephen and Sons
344:quadruple-expansion engine
290:55.1 ft (16.8 m)
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502:, which was rated at 728
361:12.5 knots (23 km/h)
306:31.1 ft (9.5 m)
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961:. Don Kindell, Convoyweb
922:. Don Kindell, Convoyweb
895:. Don Kindell, Convoyweb
828:. Vol. II. London:
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647:97, which was bound for
570:, and the east coast of
554:In the Second World War
550:Second World War service
515:double-reduction gearing
225:General characteristics
16:British cargo steamship
959:OA OB OG Convoy Series
986:The Red Duster at War
984:Slader, John (1988).
732:"William Gray and Co"
653:ammunition cartridges
95:William Gray & Co
710:Scottish Built Ships
688:s crew were killed.
668:Elder Dempster Lines
639:On 18 December 1940
634:Halifax, Nova Scotia
457:s crew were killed.
440:collided in fog the
348:added 1933: exhaust
330:1933 onward: 844 NHP
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466:steam turbine ship
429:, a member of the
368:processing systems
180:GKVY (1934 onward)
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706:"City of Bedford"
595:Port of Cape Town
593:usually went via
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142:Code letters
124:October 1924
116:17 July 1924
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1148:Innisfallen
941:Slader 1988
670:cargo ship
269:4,100
263:6,402
254:4,107
248:6,407
105:Yard number
1404:1924 ships
1398:Categories
1283:Heartsease
1272:R.P. Resor
1249:HMCS
1059:Wilhelmina
1040:Shipwrecks
965:28 October
926:28 October
865:28 October
836:28 October
799:28 October
767:28 October
741:28 October
716:28 October
692:References
603:Suez Canal
498:built her
489:River Wear
419:Sunderland
342:as built:
337:Propulsion
234:Cargo ship
99:Sunderland
1295:HMS
1288:HMS
1281:HMS
1244:Oslofjord
1221:HMS
1164:HMS
1157:HMS
1126:HMS
1085:HMS
1057:USS
1050:HMS
649:Liverpool
645:Convoy HX
630:Baltimore
427:Liverpool
423:Hall Line
415:steamship
395:By 1940:
376:wireless
245:as built:
178:Call sign
121:Completed
85:Liverpool
74:Hall Line
1279:23 Dec:
1270:SS
1268:14 Dec:
1261:Hertford
1251:Saguenay
1209:30 Dec:
1199:25 Dec:
1189:24 Dec:
1173:23 Dec:
1166:Hyperion
1155:22 Dec:
1145:21 Dec:
1135:19 Dec:
1124:17 Dec:
1114:11 Dec:
1107:Calabria
1097:Stolwijk
899:10 March
622:New York
618:Montreal
607:Trinidad
601:and the
574:and the
546:device.
534:By 1935
392:Armament
113:Launched
70:Operator
1371:23°01′W
1368:60°03′N
1307:Persier
1297:Warwick
1290:Tetcott
1258:7 Dec:
1241:1 Dec:
1128:Acheron
1117:Rotorua
1104:8 Dec:
1094:7 Dec:
1087:Regulus
1083:6 Dec:
1070:Cameron
1066:5 Dec:
1048:2 Dec:
676:Bodnant
672:Bodnant
660:Iceland
542:and an
476:Details
447:Bodnant
433:group.
425:Ltd of
295:Draught
240:Tonnage
91:Builder
28:History
1223:Triton
1076:Nimbin
1052:Forfar
992:
832:. 1935
795:. 1930
572:Canada
568:Ceylon
483:built
385:device
279:Length
138:147284
1202:Jumna
1176:Breda
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564:Burma
560:India
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468:that
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412:cargo
358:Speed
311:Decks
303:Depth
59:Owner
1336:1941
1328:1940
1320:1939
1138:Sfax
1068:HMS
990:ISBN
967:2020
928:2020
901:2021
867:2020
838:2020
801:2020
769:2020
743:2020
718:2020
628:and
585:and
421:for
397:DEMS
287:Beam
230:Type
217:Fate
49:Name
1159:H31
504:NHP
405:SS
326:NHP
271:NRT
265:GRT
256:NRT
250:GRT
134:UK
108:960
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