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named Benvrackie from 1923 to 1927 SS Dongarra,
built in 1906,
renamed Benvrackie in 1927, s****ped in 1931 SS Davian,
built in 1922,
renamed Benvrackie in...
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Master and
Commodore of the Ben Line fleet. Eyton-Jones was
Master of
Benvrackie when, on 13 May 1941,
after dispersing from
Convoy OB.312, she was torpedoed...
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subsidiaries of Furness, Withy. She was
renamed Maartensdijk in 1909,
Benvrackie in 1923 and Ani in 1927. She was s****ped in
Italy in 1933. Furness, Withy...
- SS Maartensdijk, 1909–23 —
Built in 1902 as Rapallo. Sold and
renamed Benvrackie. S****ped in 1933. SS Maasdam (III), 1921 — Sunk by
torpedo by U-564 in...
- MBE 2nd
Officer Earlston 5 July 1942
Eyton Jones, W.E.R. OBE
Master Benvrackie 13 May 1941 Fairhurst, '1'. H. MBE
Chief Officer Devon Coast 2 December...
- ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of two of her 53 crew.
Survivors were
rescued by
Benvrackie and Egba (both United Kingdom).
Nerissa United
Kingdom World War II:...
- Fleets, 1939. London:
Chatham Publishing. p. 497. ISBN 1-86176-023-X. "
Benvrackie". Uboat.
Retrieved 22
February 2012. "HMS
Salopian (F94) (+1941)". Wrecksite...
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Later during the
patrol she sank Oakdene, part of
Convoy OG-59. On 6 May,
Benvrackie, part of
Convoy OB 312; on the 13th,
Benvenue part of
Convoy OB 314 and...
- her crew. 25 of the
survivors were
rescued by the Ben Line
cargo ship
Benvrackie, but 15 of them were
killed on 13 May when that ship was also sunk. On...
