Historia
This freighter (refrigerated cargo) was built in 1920 by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. in Belfast, NI.
Notas históricas
On November 14, 1923 the Peterson launch Buster Tynan collided with the Holland-America Line steamer Nebraska and sank in San Francisco Bay CA USA near Alcatraz Island. Thrown into the water two were picked up by the Goovernment launch El Aguara. The captain was picked up by the quarantine launch H.M. Woodward. The Buster Tynan had taken the representative of the liner out to meet her when this vessel was swept into the Nebraska's propellers and cut to pieces. During the Second World War this vessel was torpedoed on April 08, 1944 by U.843 at 11.55S - 19.52W while en route Gibraltar to Buenos Aires in ballast.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1920-1932 she was owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. (Holland-America Line), London UK.
In 1932-1944 she was owned by Royal Mail Lines Ltd., London UK.
Referencias
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1924)
- San Francisco Chronicle Thursday, November 15, 1923 ·Page 3
- www.shippingandshipbuilding.uk ↗ (website viewed 02/08/2025)
