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Calgarolite (2) - (1929-1942)
The second "Calgarolite", was built in 1929 and was lost in 1942.
09/05/1942 Torpedoed, shelled and sunk by U.125 in 19.24 N / 82.30 W on passage Hampton Roads
for Kingston, Jamaica in ballast.
"Calgarolite", underway, November 28th, 1941.( Photo US Coast Guard )
The Miramar Ship Index for "CALGAROLITE"
IDNo:
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1160725
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Year:
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1929
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Name:
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CALGAROLITE
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Keel:
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10.10.1927
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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14.09.1928
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Flag:
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GBR
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Date of completion:
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07.1929
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DWT:
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11941
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Yard No:
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131
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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158.9
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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21.5
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Builder:
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Furness
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Haverton Hill
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2D-11
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Subsequent History:
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Disposal Data:
Shelled, torpedoed and lost 19.24 N / 82.30 W on 09.05.1942.
[ Voyage Hampton Roads-Jamaica, ballast ]
History :
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Registered Owner
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160725
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1160725
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1929
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CALGAROLITE
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11941
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Imperial Oil Ltd.
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160725
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1160725
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1929
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CALGAROLITE
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11941
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1930
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Imperial Oil Ltd.
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Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
CALGAROLITE CA, 2M (aft) (11)
11,941GRT for Imperial Oil, Ltd., Middlesbrough / Montreal, 521.5 x 70.4
Tanker built by Furness SB. Co., Ltd., Haverton Hill-on-Tees, (7), #131, 160725
Torpedoed, shelled and sunk by U 125, 9 May 1942, in 19.24 N-82.30 W,
voyage Hampton Roads - Kingston, Jamaica, in ballast.
FURNESS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY LTD., HAVERTON HILL
Name
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CALGAROLITE
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Type
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Tanker
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Yard Number
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131
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Launched
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14/09/1928
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Completed
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07/1929
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Off. Number
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160725
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Engine builder
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F. Krupp, Kiel
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Engine type
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2 x 6cyl. 2SCSA, aft
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GRT
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11941
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Length (feet)
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521.5
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Beam (feet)
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70.4
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First owner
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Imperial Oil Company, Montreal
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Fate
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09/05/1942 shelled and torpedoed by U.125 in 19.24N 82.30W on passage Hampton Roads for Kingston, Jamaica in ballast.
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Additional information from Uboat.net :
Name
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Calgarolite
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Type:
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Motor tanker
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Tonnage
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11,941 tons
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Completed
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1929 - Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough
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Owner
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Imperial Oil Shipping Co Ltd, Toronto
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Homeport
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Montreal
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Date of attack
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9 May 1942
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Nationality: Canadian
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Fate
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Sunk by U-125 ( Ulrich Folkers)
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Position
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19.24N, 82.30W - Grid DM 7919
- See location on a map -
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Complement
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45 (0 dead and 45 survivors).
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Convoy
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-
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Route
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New York (30 Apr) - Cartagena, Colombia
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Cargo
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Ballast
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History
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Completed in July 1929
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Notes on loss
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At 20.12 hours on 9 May 1942, the unescorted Calgarolite (Master Thomas J. Mountain) was hit by two torpedoes from U-125 about 50 miles southwest of Grand Cayman Island. The tanker developed a list to port while the crew abandoned ship and was struck underneath the funnel by a coup de grâce at 20.39 hours. She settled by the stern but did not sink, so the U-boat used its AA guns to fire holes into the tanks for about one hour until the ship sank at 21.59 hours. The master and 21 crew members landed at Isla de Pinos, Cuba on 13 May. The chief officer and 22 crew members landed at Isla Mujeres, Mexico on 12 May.
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