SS Pampa (1906)

SS Pampa was a French ocean liner converted into a troopship in world War I, which was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 84 nautical miles (156 km) east of Valletta, Malta by SM UC-22 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 117 lives.[1]

History
France
Name: SS Pampa
Owner: Société Générale de Transport Maritimes
Builder: London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company
Launched: 16 August 1906
Completed: 1906
Fate: Torpedoed and sunk on 27 August 1918
General characteristics
Class and type: Ocean liner
Tonnage: 4,471 GRT
Length: 124.4 m
Beam: 14.4 m
Height: 9 m
Installed power: 531 n.h.p.
Speed: max. 16 knots
Capacity:
  • 1st Class : 280 passengers
  • 2nd Class: 130 passengers
  • 3rd Class : 900 passengers

The Pampa was built as an ocean liner for service between Marseille and South-America. The ship was requisitioned by the Army and converted into a troop ship for use in World War I.

On 27 August 1918, she was sailing with French soldiers on board from Marseille via Bizerte to Thessaloniki in a convoy consisting of 5 other transport ships and 4 destroyers. She was torpedoed at 03:30 by German U-boat SM UC-22, commanded by Eberhard Weichold. She sank at 04:20, 84 nautical miles (156 km) east of Malta, causing the death of 117 soldiers.

Sources
  • Pages 14-18 discussions
  • Wreck site
  • Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: {{{name}}}". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
  • The Pampa in the Clydebuilt Ships Database (with image)
  • A postcard with the Pampa from 1909

References
  1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Pampa". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
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