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Mirlo
1922 Tanker (steam)
Buildingyard: Sir W.G. Armstrong, Withworth & Co Ltd.,
Built year: 1922
Yard no: 976
Tonnage: GRT: 7455/NET: 4415 /TDW: 11334
Dims: LOA: 441,0ft/ BR: 57,5ft/ DR: 34,1ft
Machinery: 3cyl triple exp by the shipbuilder
IHP: 2800
Speed: 10,50 knots
Photo: WW Fleelist 150 years
29.11.1920: Launched
31.01.1922: Completed. Price: NOK 8.793.090
11.08.1942: Torpedoed and sunk 870miles WSW of Freetown in pos 06.04N, 25.53W by German sub U-130. She was on voyage from Curacao and
Trinidad to Freetown with fuel and dieseloil. On the time she was serving as a Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
All crew was saved
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