D/T Swiftscout

Flagg for USA

Call sign: KDQV
Shipping company: Swiftscout Steam Ship Co.v/(Marine Transport Lines)
Nationality: USA
Home port: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Shipyard: Northwest Bridge & Iron Co., Portland, Oregon, USA
Build year: 1921
Month of delivery: Mars
Other: Participant in WW2
Torpedoed (18.4.1945)
Civilian ships

Gross tonnage:: 8.300
Net tonnage:: 5.123
Propulsion:: Triple 3 cyl.
Length:: 464.6'
Beam:: 60.2'
Draft:: 27.7'

D/T Swiftscout - Foto v/ uboat net

Historikk:

18.4.1945 - Senket på reise fra Philadelphia til Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela i posisjon 37.30N og 73.03W av tysk uboat U-857 ( Kapitänleutnant Rudolf Premauer). 1 mann omkom og 47 reddet. Skipet var i ballast.

Se også:
https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3496.html

Sources

https://southampton.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?ENTRY_NAME=BS&ENTRY=swiftscout&ENTRY_TYPE=K&NRECS=25&CF=PLIM&SORTS=SQL_REL_TITLE&SEARCH_FORM=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fspydus.exe%2FMSGTRN%2F%7B%40DB%7D%2FBSEARCH%3FHOMEPRMS%3DBSEARCHPARAMS

Shipwreck location

Latitude:: 37.5
Longitude:: -73.05

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D/T Swiftscout - Foto v/ uboat net

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