SS Corsea
SS Corsea, a laden 2674-grt William Cory & Son collier in convoy FS 32 on 11 November 1940, by a Junkers Ju 87 Stuka bomber. There were no casualties, and the ship reached the Thames safely. Two other colliers in the same convoy (SS Colonel Crompton and SS Corduff) were bombed by the same Luftwaffe group at the same time.[1]
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| Builder: | Samuel Peter Austin & Son, Sunderland |
| Yard number: | 294 |
| Launched: | 18 October 1921 |
| Completed: | 24 November 1921 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1958 |
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| Length: | 312.5 ft (95.3 m) |
| Beam: | 45.3 ft (13.8 m) |
| Depth: | 20.8 ft (6.3 m) |
| Installed power: | 268 nhp |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion steam engine |
References
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