About This Item
Identifier
011-0001-007
Title
Photo of SS Ruperra
Description
A general cargo ship built in 1925 William Gray & Co West Hartlepool and owned by John Cory & Sons Ltd,
On the 19th October 1940 when on route from New York for Greenock and Leith in Convoy HX-79 and carrying a cargo of steel billets, scrap iron and aircraft when she was torpedoed by German submarine U-46 and sunk about 90 miles Sw of Rockall. 29 crew members and 1 gunner lost from a total crew of 36.
On the 19th October 1940 when on route from New York for Greenock and Leith in Convoy HX-79 and carrying a cargo of steel billets, scrap iron and aircraft when she was torpedoed by German submarine U-46 and sunk about 90 miles Sw of Rockall. 29 crew members and 1 gunner lost from a total crew of 36.
Type
Item
Format
.jpg
Date
1936-1937
Creator
Leslie W Hansen
Contributor
BHAC, WIMM
Rights
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Any request for commercial use should be referred to them.
Any request for commercial use should be referred to them.
Source
Changing Face of Cardiff Dockland exhibition
Original Format
1 photo
Physical Dimensions
295 x 210mm
Digital File
Yes
Storage Location
HCE
Citation
Leslie W Hansen, “Photo of SS Ruperra,” The Heritage & Cultural Exchange Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://hcearchive.org.uk/items/show/7301.