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was repaired and fitted for cargo only use and after additional repair work was allocated to the France and Canada
Steamship Corporation for service as an animal transport. At the time of the report, closing 30 June 1920, the ship had made several trans-Atlantic voyages in that capacity.
943:, armed with a main battery of one 5 in (127 mm) and one 3 in (76 mm) gun, and placed in service as a USSB transport on time charter to the Army with no formal agreement beyond the time charter. The ship was manned by the USSB with full responsibility for operation.
1025:
on 21 July arriving at
Norfolk on 3 August after which the ship underwent voyage repairs at Norfolk from 6–9 August. The ship's fourth and last voyage was to St. Nazaire arriving on 21 August and sailing for the return on 12 September arriving at pier 3, Army Base,
1173:
under full Army control and operation were termed U.S. Army
Transport (USAT) with other chartered hulls during the First World War being distinguished as United States Army Chartered Transport (U.S.A.C.T.). Contemporary references the ship use USACT
950:
during World War I and for over three months after the war ended, including voyages carrying horses and mules. In at least one case the ship while in convoy used the guns to fire on a submarine but missed. Her guns were removed at
927:
was seized by
American customs authorities. Under a 30 June 1917 Executive Order the United States took possession and title to the seized enemy ships placing them in custody of the United States Shipping Board.
867:
and
Liverpool, bringing large cargos of cotton. George Warren was planning his retirement in 1912 and negotiated the sale of White Diamond, the Warren trading name, and its four ships to British shipowners
745:
was a merchant ship until about 1923. The ship was laid up still showing in the U.S. register until 1933 when listed among the ships dropped from the register due to abandonment for age and deterioration.
734:
under time charter to the Army from 1917 to war’s end. The ship's last Army chartered voyage reached New York on 23 February 1919. The ship was transferred to the Navy and commissioned 8 April 1919 as
820:, made by the shipbuilders and which had cylinders of 23.5 in (60 cm), 39 in (99 cm) and 66 in (170 cm) diameter by 48 in (120 cm) stroke, totalling 814
971:(JAG) found that such an unrequested and casual attempt did not warrant a claim for salvage and that any charges related to the grounding paid by the Army were the responsibility of the USSB.
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with the designation ID-2187. On 18 October 1919 the ship was decommissioned and transferred back to the USSB (later the United States
Maritime Commission (USMC)). Converted to cargo only,
3151:
1092:
was to have joined the convoy, but did not sail, joining the following convoy, HX 190 instead. Convoy HX 190 left
Halifax, Nova Scotia on 17 May 1942 and reached Liverpool on 28 May.
1061:, in the hands of the USSB and its successor, the USMC. The vessel was dropped from the U.S. register in 1933 noted as "Abandoned" defined as abandoned "due to age or deterioration."
855:
in 1843. It specialised in the livestock trade, particularly between Boston and
Liverpool, and was operated under the management of George Warren & Co Ltd. On 19 November 1902,
1021:
on 1 June returning with troops and a cargo of trucks to
Newport News arriving on 26 June. A third voyage left Norfolk on 2 July arriving St. Nazaire on 15 July and sailing from
1001:
assigning the identification number (ID. No.) 2187 and placed the ship in commission on 8 April 1919 as the second ship bearing the name. The ship was assigned to the
2067:
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was decommissioned on 18 October 1919 at pier 2, Army Base. During her career as a Navy transport, she had brought home 11,760 troops. Her name was struck from the
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Newport News after arriving from Europe with troops of the U.S. Army's 54th Pioneer Infantry Regiment on 26 June 1919
718:
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1821:
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761:. The ship was operated for MoWT by Royal Mail Lines Ltd. and made several Atlantic crossings in convoy. In July 1944
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of 58.3 ft (17.8 m) and a depth of 34.0 ft (10.4 m). She was powered by a pair of 3-cylinder
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1633:. Washington, D.C.: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation & Steamboat Inspection. 1933. p. 998.
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1073:. Her port of registry was London and she was operated under the management of Royal Mail Lines Ltd.
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1178:. No such prefix was used for allocated ships without Army operation and crews during World War II.
1147:
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287:
2045:
1736:. Naufrages & Epaves au Ponant – Société d'Archéologie et de Mémoire Maritime. 30 October 2017
967:, without request, attempted to tow the ship but cast off without explanation. The board and Army
274:
by the US Shipping Board in April 1917; allocated to the US Navy 23 February 1919 (USSB ownership)
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887:, and intended to convert her to an emigrant carrier with a capacity of 1200 passengers in
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arrived in New York on 15 August, reportedly flying the British ensign and disguised as a
813:
319:
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923:
After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, due to her German registry,
218:
1816:
USS Artemis (ID # 2187), 1919-1919. Previously U.S. Army Transport Artemis (1917-1919)
1552:(Report). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. January 1919. pp. 464–465
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1527:(Report). Washington, D.C.: United States Shipping Board. 1 December 1920. p. 19
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Acquired by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) in 1941, the ship was renamed
40:(U.S. Shipping Board Transport, 1917-1919) in port during or immediately after
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With the World War II emergency in shipping the ship was transferred to the
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sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage. In 1904 White Diamond deployed
495:
Laid up about 1923, "abandoned" out of registry 1933, transferred UK 1941.
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class. The transformation was begun at Harland & Wolff's shipyard in
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381:
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1670:. Vol. Steamers and Motorships. Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1941
1283:. Vol. Steamers and Motorships. Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1930
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The ship was the United States Army Chartered Transport (U.S.A.C.T.)
872:, which already had a number of other trans-Atlantic cargo services.
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was a steamship, built as a livestock-carrying cargo ship in 1902 at
223:
456:
449:
419:
405:
398:
1395:(2nd ed.). London: Lloyd's of London Press. pp. 421–422.
780:
was a steel-hulled, cargo steamship, specially fitted for carrying
1796:. Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1914 – via Internet Archive.
981:
1017:
on 11 May arriving on 24 May. The ship made a second voyage from
907:
ships took refuge in neutral ports, including the United States.
1582:
92:
2385:
2049:
1854:
1850:
1138:
TRJC until 1913, and then German code letters RTWD. From 1917
1449:. No. LVII/192. Hamilton, ON. 15 August 1914. p. 9
975:
completed her last voyage as an Army chartered transport at
804:, a three deck with shelter deck ship, measured 8,370
727:. She was the USSB United States Army Chartered Transport
1811:
NavSource Online: USS Artemis (ID 2187) – ex-USAT Artemis
1142:
had the US official number 215315 and code letters LHMG.
1077:
was a member of a number of convoys during World War II.
879:
too large for their services and sold her in 1913 to the
839:
was built for the White Diamond Steamship Company Ltd of
1604:
Fourth Annual Report of the United States Shipping Board
1363:. No. 18539. Edinburgh. 20 November 1902. p. 9
895:, but cancelled in February 1914. After the outbreak of
1522:
First Annual Report of the United States Shipping Board
1472:. No. 40774. London. 10 February 1915. p. 6.
1038:
on 18 October, and the ship was returned to the USSB.
1734:"Les Epaves des Mulberry – Gooseberry 3 – Gold Beach"
1494:
Naval History And Heritage Command (23 March 2017).
2906:
2417:
2264:
2081:
843:, a British-based business with its origins in the
824:, driving twin screws and giving her a speed of 12
1571:Crowell, Benedict; Wilson, Robert Forrest (1921).
1550:Opinions of the Judge Advocate General of the Army
1307:"Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping"
1245:
812:and was 500.5 ft (152.6 m) long, with a
800:on 5 July 1902 and completed on 11 November 1902.
1309:. Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1908 – via
828:(22 km/h; 14 mph). She had five masts.
3152:World War I auxiliary ships of the United States
1221:. Hereford: TCL Publications. pp. 189–190.
1088:on 10 May 1942 and reached Liverpool on 20 May.
16:World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom
2076:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in April 1917
2412:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in July 1944
1826:The D-Day Battlefields – The Mulberry Harbours
1417:"Significant Step by the Hamburg America Line"
2397:
2061:
1866:
1423:. No. 17871. 14 February 1914. p. 7
1057:remained inactive through the 1930s and into
955:, on 30 November 1918. On 22 January 1919 at
638:Civilian crewed other than April—October 1919
8:
1146:regained official number 115329 and had the
1843:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1500:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1134:had the British official number 115329 and
1009:on 25 April reaching St. Nazaire on 8 May.
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1778:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
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1630:Merchant Vessels of the United States 1933
1335:. Kendal: World Ship Society. p. 61.
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1837:This article incorporates text from the
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713:at the start of American involvement in
117:White Diamond Steamship Co Ltd (1902-13)
19:For other ships with the same name, see
1468:"The Fleets at Sea: Ruse of the Flag".
1391:Mitchell, W. H.; Sawyer, L. A. (1990).
1200:
1162:
1771:
1457:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1431:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1371:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1212:
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765:was sunk as a blockship in support of
661:USSB transport, unarmed naval service)
153:George Warren & Co Ltd (1902–1913)
27:
3142:World War I merchant ships of Germany
3122:Passenger ships of the United Kingdom
1678:– via Southampton City Council.
915:in order to deceive British patrols.
7:
3157:Transports of the United States Navy
1768:– via Crew List Index Project.
1502:. Naval History And Heritage Command
753:(MoWT) in 1941, becoming one of the
635:Navy only: 329 officers and enlisted
325:US official number 215315 (1917–41)
14:
3187:Livestock transportation vehicles
3137:Ships of the Hamburg America Line
133:United States Maritime Commission
3117:Steamships of the United Kingdom
3112:Ships built by Harland and Wolff
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3177:Maritime incidents in July 1944
3167:Ministry of War Transport ships
3162:Steamships of the United States
1130:are national ship identifiers.
686:White Diamond Steamship Company
1794:"Lloyd's Register of Shipping"
1107:to reinforce Gooseberry 3 for
818:triple expansion steam engines
705:The German ship was seized by
650:1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun
1:
607:triple expansion steam engine
322:115329 (1902–1913, 1941–1944)
1664:Lloyd's Register of Shipping
1277:Lloyd's Register of Shipping
1095:On 23 July 1944, as part of
919:United States Shipping Board
863:to open a new route between
719:United States Shipping Board
560:500.5 ft (152.6 m)
127:United States Shipping Board
1760:. London. 1910. p. 251
1496:"Artemis II (Id. No. 2187)"
1003:Cruiser and Transport Force
717:, title transferred to the
692:. The ship was sold to the
655:5 in (127 mm) gun
625:(22 km/h; 14 mph)
3203:
3147:Maritime incidents in 1917
3132:Passenger ships of Germany
1103:was sunk as an additional
1042:Subsequent maritime career
584:34.0 ft (10.4 m)
568:58.3 ft (17.8 m)
18:
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997:at Fletcher's Drydock in
993:The Navy took control of
875:Furness Withy considered
751:Ministry of War Transport
499:
139:Ministry of War Transport
49:
30:
1447:The Hamilton Daily Times
1443:"Ocean Lanes Busy Again"
1293:Southampton City Council
471:Seized by the US in 1917
1639:2027/osu.32435066706912
1357:"Shipping Intelligence"
1331:Burrell, David (1992).
790:Harland & Wolff Ltd
576:27 ft (8.2 m)
500:General characteristics
3107:Ships built in Belfast
2918:Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff
2803:Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff
1421:The Manchester Courier
1169:Army's owned hulls or
1030:on 23 September 1919.
1015:Newport News, Virginia
990:
969:Judge Advocate General
899:on 28 July 1914, many
3127:Steamships of Germany
2984:Port Chicago disaster
1574:The Road to France II
1217:Haws, Duncan (2000).
1117:Arromanches-les-Bains
1036:Naval Vessel Register
985:
979:on 23 February 1919.
1757:Mercantile Navy List
881:Hamburg America Line
694:Hamburg America Line
282:8 April 1919 as USS
163:Royal Mail Lines Ltd
121:Hamburg America Line
1080:Convoy HX 189 left
999:Hoboken, New Jersey
851:, Massachusetts by
721:(USSB) and renamed
297:18 October 1919 at
288:Hoboken, New Jersey
237:Harland & Wolff
3182:Operation Overlord
1890:By suffix, Empire
1252:Miramar Ship Index
1148:wireless telegraph
1097:Operation Overlord
991:
845:White Diamond Line
832:Commercial service
767:Operation Overlord
157:United States Navy
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2430:Empire Broadsword
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1053:Laid up by 1923,
1019:Norfolk, Virginia
953:Norfolk, Virginia
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913:White Star liner
883:who renamed her
461:BCGL (1941–1944)
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1524:
1520:
1519:
1515:
1505:
1503:
1493:
1492:
1477:
1467:
1466:
1462:
1452:
1450:
1441:
1440:
1436:
1426:
1424:
1415:
1414:
1410:
1403:
1390:
1389:
1376:
1366:
1364:
1355:
1354:
1350:
1343:
1330:
1329:
1318:
1305:
1304:
1300:
1286:
1284:
1280:
1274:
1273:
1266:
1256:
1254:
1244:
1243:
1236:
1229:
1216:
1215:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1191:
1186:
1182:
1168:
1164:
1159:
1125:
1105:breakwater ship
1067:
1044:
934:
932:Wartime service
921:
834:
784:, and built as
775:
605:2 × 3-cylinder
589:Installed power
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447:
440:
433:
417:
410:
403:
396:
386:
379:
372:
365:
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348:
341:
334:
320:official number
216:
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190:
177:
45:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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3198:
3190:
3189:
3184:
3179:
3174:
3169:
3164:
3159:
3154:
3149:
3144:
3139:
3134:
3129:
3124:
3119:
3114:
3109:
3104:
3094:
3093:
3087:
3086:
3048:
3045:
3044:
3042:
3041:
3025:
3015:
2997:
2987:
2979:
2961:
2951:
2940:
2922:
2910:
2908:
2904:
2903:
2901:
2900:
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2890:
2868:
2858:
2842:
2813:
2809:William Gaston
2784:
2780:Empire Bittern
2774:
2764:
2746:
2724:
2708:
2674:
2658:
2641:
2631:
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2605:
2588:
2565:
2543:
2533:
2493:
2456:
2440:
2423:
2421:
2415:
2414:
2411:
2409:
2408:
2401:
2394:
2386:
2377:
2376:
2338:
2335:
2334:
2332:
2331:
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2321:
2311:
2301:
2290:
2279:
2268:
2266:
2262:
2261:
2259:
2258:
2248:
2223:
2213:
2202:
2185:
2174:
2151:
2140:
2129:
2119:
2098:
2087:
2085:
2079:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2072:
2065:
2058:
2050:
2041:
2040:
2017:
2014:
2013:
2011:
2010:
2005:
2000:
1995:
1990:
1985:
1980:
1975:
1970:
1965:
1960:
1955:
1950:
1945:
1940:
1935:
1930:
1925:
1920:
1915:
1910:
1905:
1899:
1896:
1895:
1889:
1886:
1885:
1880:
1878:
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1870:
1863:
1855:
1849:
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1828:
1823:
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1475:
1460:
1434:
1408:
1401:
1374:
1348:
1341:
1316:
1298:
1264:
1234:
1227:
1219:Furness, Withy
1199:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1190:
1189:
1180:
1161:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1144:Empire Bittern
1124:
1123:Identification
1121:
1101:Empire Bittern
1090:Empire Bittern
1075:Empire Bittern
1071:Empire Bittern
1066:
1063:
1043:
1040:
933:
930:
920:
917:
833:
830:
774:
771:
763:Empire Bittern
759:Empire Bittern
671:Empire Bittern
665:
664:
663:
662:
651:
646:
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641:
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639:
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631:
627:
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546:
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469:
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394:
363:
332:
326:
323:
314:
313:Identification
310:
309:
306:
302:
301:
295:
294:Decommissioned
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268:
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260:
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136:
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3188:
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3148:
3145:
3143:
3140:
3138:
3135:
3133:
3130:
3128:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3110:
3108:
3105:
3103:
3100:
3099:
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3084:
3080:
3075:
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3067:
3063:
3059:
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3016:
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2988:
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2977:
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2970:
2969:
2962:
2959:
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2957:Empire Brutus
2952:
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2732:
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2649:
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2639:
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2632:
2629:
2628:
2622:
2619:
2618:
2617:Giulio Cesare
2613:
2612:
2606:
2603:
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2596:
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2580:
2579:
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2400:
2395:
2393:
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2967:
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3083:August 1944
2742:Teiryu Maru
2680:E. A. Bryan
2489:Hinrich Hey
2307:Winifredian
1718:13 November
1696:13 November
1674:13 November
1287:13 November
1257:13 November
1086:Nova Scotia
957:St. Nazaire
897:World War I
893:Southampton
853:Enoch Train
786:yard number
715:World War I
539:8,414
524:8,370
258:5 July 1902
247:Yard number
226:(1941–1944)
213:(1917–1941)
200:(1913–1917)
187:(1902–1913)
165:(1941–1944)
141:(1941–1944)
135:(1934–1941)
129:(1917–1934)
123:(1913–1917)
81:(1941–1944)
75:(1917–1941)
69:(1913–1917)
63:(1902–1913)
42:World War I
21:USS Artemis
3102:1902 ships
3096:Categories
3009:HMAS
3002:HMAS
2975:Carl Röver
2419:Shipwrecks
2360:March 1917
2196:HMHS
2134:HMHS
2125:Torrington
2083:Shipwrecks
2032:Ocean ship
2018:See also:
1764:15 October
1740:15 October
1644:16 October
1613:11 October
1588:14 October
1556:14 October
1531:13 October
1506:14 October
1453:17 October
1427:17 October
1367:17 October
1195:References
1113:Gold Beach
796:. She was
630:Complement
611:2 × shafts
600:Propulsion
509:Cargo ship
479:Sunk as a
99:, goddess
3070:June 1944
3011:Wilcannia
3004:Fremantle
2966:HMS
2934:HMS
2927:USS
2874:Fuso Maru
2824:USS
2758:HMS
2599:USS
2576:HMS
2475:Sarushima
2467:USS
2295:HMS
2284:HMS
2235:SMS
2228:SMS
2207:SMS
2179:HMS
2168:USS
2163:Cameronia
2145:HMS
2115:Maplewood
2110:scuttling
2103:SMS
2028:Park ship
2020:Fort ship
1774:cite book
1470:The Times
1247:"1115329"
1157:Footnotes
1151:call sign
865:Galveston
841:Liverpool
782:livestock
702:in 1913.
690:Liverpool
481:blockship
428:call sign
263:Completed
185:Liverpool
91:State of
3028:29 Jul:
3018:28 Jul:
3000:27 Jul:
2990:24 Jul:
2982:17 Jul:
2964:13 Jul:
2936:Trollope
2871:31 Jul:
2861:30 Jul:
2845:27 Jul:
2816:26 Jul:
2787:24 Jul:
2777:23 Jul:
2767:21 Jul:
2749:20 Jul:
2727:19 Jul:
2711:18 Jul:
2677:17 Jul:
2661:16 Jul:
2644:15 Jul:
2634:14 Jul:
2624:11 Jul:
2608:10 Jul:
2594:Shahzada
2555:Tamanami
2549:Saubadia
2373:May 1917
2314:28 Apr:
2304:17 Apr:
2297:Melampus
2293:16 Apr:
2286:Veronica
2282:14 Apr:
2251:28 Apr:
2242:SM
2226:21 Apr:
2219:Malakand
2216:20 Apr:
2209:Seeadler
2205:19 Apr:
2198:Lanfranc
2188:17 Apr:
2177:16 Apr:
2157:Arcadian
2143:11 Apr:
2132:10 Apr:
2105:Cormoran
1583:21004109
1028:Brooklyn
965:Commerce
905:Austrian
889:steerage
798:launched
684:for the
645:Armament
485:Normandy
468:Captured
318:British
305:Stricken
299:Brooklyn
271:Acquired
255:Launched
211:New York
148:Operator
107:, a bird
88:Namesake
2954:8 Jul:
2943:7 Jul:
2929:Sunfish
2925:6 Jul:
2914:4 Jul:
2670:Norjerv
2591:9 Jul:
2578:Pylades
2568:8 Jul:
2546:7 Jul:
2536:6 Jul:
2529:Usugumo
2499:Galatée
2496:5 Jul:
2459:4 Jul:
2443:3 Jul:
2427:2 Jul:
2327:Bohemia
2275:Lapland
2272:7 Apr:
2191:Donegal
2122:8 Apr:
2101:7 Apr:
2091:1 Apr:
1176:Artemis
1140:Artemis
1082:Halifax
1055:Artemis
1047:Artemis
1032:Artemis
1011:Artemis
995:Artemis
987:Artemis
973:Artemis
948:Artemis
941:Artemis
937:Bohemia
925:Bohemia
909:Bohemia
885:Bohemia
794:Belfast
788:349 by
743:Artemis
738:Artemis
731:Artemis
724:Artemis
699:Bohemia
688:Ltd of
676:Belfast
659:Artemis
519:Tonnage
487:in 1944
284:Artemis
241:Belfast
233:Builder
198:Hamburg
105:bittern
101:Artemis
97:Bohemia
73:Artemis
67:Bohemia
50:History
38:Artemis
3021:U-1166
2973:V 203
2968:Eskimo
2947:Dragon
2916:V 209
2838:U-2323
2826:Robalo
2801:V 209
2796:U-1164
2753:Dragon
2646:V 621
2627:U-1222
2611:Duilio
2601:Swerve
2539:Hokaze
2487:V 210
2480:V 208
2452:U-1191
2254:Medina
2147:Thrush
1835:
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1399:
1339:
1225:
1153:BCGL.
1007:France
901:German
849:Boston
729:USACT
557:Length
224:London
159:(1919)
103:, and
3031:U-872
2993:U-239
2886:U-333
2864:U-250
2854:No. 1
2832:U-214
2790:U-239
2770:U-212
2736:Ro-48
2720:U-742
2714:U-672
2704:U-361
2698:U-347
2686:I-166
2664:Niobe
2654:U-319
2637:U-415
2584:U-243
2571:Perle
2561:U-678
2523:U-642
2517:U-586
2511:U-390
2505:U-233
2446:U-154
2436:U-543
2317:Laura
2244:UC-30
2136:Salta
2094:Aztec
2003:Th–Ty
1998:Ta–Te
1993:Si–Sy
1988:Sa–Sh
1918:Co–Cy
1913:Ca–Cl
1668:(PDF)
1607:(PDF)
1525:(PDF)
1281:(PDF)
1115:near
1023:Brest
826:knots
623:knots
618:Speed
581:Depth
573:Draft
536:1909)
492:Notes
112:Owner
3066:1945
3058:1944
3050:1943
2945:ORP
2896:I-55
2819:I-29
2760:Isis
2751:ORP
2648:Mars
2469:S-28
2462:I-10
2356:1918
2348:1917
2340:1916
2170:Pike
1780:link
1766:2021
1742:2021
1720:2009
1698:2009
1676:2009
1646:2021
1615:2021
1590:2021
1579:LCCN
1558:2021
1533:2021
1508:2021
1455:2021
1429:2021
1397:ISBN
1369:2021
1337:ISBN
1289:2009
1259:2009
1223:ISBN
1132:Iowa
963:and
961:Nord
903:and
877:Iowa
861:Iowa
857:Iowa
837:Iowa
814:beam
802:Iowa
778:Iowa
736:USS
681:Iowa
653:1 ×
592:814
565:Beam
534:Iowa
511:and
505:Type
476:Fate
93:Iowa
61:Iowa
55:Name
3037:Z44
2848:V-1
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2230:G42
2181:C16
2112:),
2008:U–Z
1948:I–J
1635:hdl
1111:at
822:NHP
810:NRT
806:GRT
792:at
709:at
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594:NHP
541:GRT
530:NRT
526:GRT
483:in
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