SS Tregenna
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | SS Tregenna |
| Owner: | Edward Hain & Son |
| Builder: | William Gray & Company, Hartlepool |
| Yard number: | 915 |
| Launched: | May 1, 1919 |
| Fate: | Sunk by German U-boat U-65 on September 9, 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 5242 GT |
| Length: | 400.1 feet (122.0 m) |
| Beam: | 52.3 feet (15.9 m) |
| Height: | 28.4 feet (8.7 m) |
| Installed power: | 517bhp (385.5kW) |
| Propulsion: | 3-cylinder Triple expansion steam engine, built by Central Marine Engine Works, Hartlepool, UK. |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement: | 37 Officers and crew |
The SS Tregenna was a steam ship built by Wm. Gray and Company Ltd for Edward Hain & Son of St Ives, UK. Originally named the War Bulldog, she was renamed before completion in 1919.
On the 17 September, 1940 the SS Tregenna was sunk by German U-boat U-65 whilst travelling in convoy 78 miles North West of Rockall. 33 of the 37 crew aboard were killed, including the Master, William Thomas Care. She was en-route from Halifax to Newport, United Kingdom carrying 8,000 tons of steel. The four survivors were rescued by the ship travelling astern of her in the convoy.
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