MV Nottingham (1941)
MV Nottingham (1941) was a passenger and cargo vessel operated by the New Zealand Shipping Company in 1941.
| History | |
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| Name: | MV Nottingham (1941) |
| Owner: | 1941: New Zealand Shipping Company |
| Operator: | 1941: New Zealand Shipping Company |
| Port of registry: |
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| Builder: | Alexander Stephen and Sons |
| Yard number: | 576 |
| Launched: | 12 August 1941 |
| Out of service: | 7 November 1941 |
| Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Diesel |
| Tonnage: | 8,532 GRT |
| Length: | 457.5 ft (139.4 m) |
| Beam: | 60.3 ft (18.4 m) |
| Draught: | 35.6 ft (10.9 m) |
| Speed: | 15 Knots |
In service
She was spotted by the German submarine U-74 on 7 November 1941. Nottingham tried to ram the U-boat but the attack was unsuccessful and the ship was torpedoed and sunk[1]
It was her first voyage from Glasgow to New York. There were no survivors. She was carrying a cargo of Scotch Whisky.[2]
References
- U-boat Operations of the Second World War: Career histories, U1-U510. Kenneth G. Wynn – 1997
- The St. Petersburg Times, 15 November 1941
External links
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| Other incidents |
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