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Invergordon - (1923-1937)
"Invergordon" was build in 1923 by John Brown * Co., Ltd., Clydebank.
1936: Sold (Countries Ship Management Co.) Tanks removed.
1937: renamed "Mount Helmos" (Kulukundis, Greece).
24.11.1942: Sunk by submarine ( U-181 ) torpedo and gunfire off East Africa, 26.38 S / 34.95 E.
"Invergordon".The Miramar Ship Index for "INVERGORDON"
IDNo:
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1147445
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Year:
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1923
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Name:
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INVERGORDON
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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20.01.1919
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Flag:
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GBR
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Date of completion:
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04.1923
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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614
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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125.9
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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16.9
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Builder:
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John Brown
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Clydebank
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-
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Subsequent History:
1937 MOUNT HELMOS
Disposal Data:
Torpedoed, shelled and sunk by U 181, 26.38 S / 34.05 E on 24.11.1942.
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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Main Owner
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147445
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1147445
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1923
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INVERGORDON
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6921
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A. Weir & Co.
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889
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1147445
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1923
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MOUNT HELMOS
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6921
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1937
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Kulukundis Sg Co.
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Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
1923. INVERGORDON (cylindrical tanks) BR 1 Triple
6,921 Gt British Mexican Petroleum Co., Ltd. (A. Weir & Co.), London 412.9 x 55.6
Tanker built by J. Brown & Co., Ltd., Clydebank, Glasgow (4) #614 147445
1931 - s/o (nominee mgrs.)
1937 - MOUNT HELMOS, Kulukundis Shipping Co., S.A., Piraeus, GR, 889
converted to dry cargo vessel by removal of tanks from holds
Torpedoed, shelled and sunk by U 181, 24 Nov 1942, in 26.38S-34.59E,
voyage Suez - Aden - Capetown - St. John, New Brunswick , in ballast.
Additional Information from U-Boatnet :
Name
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Mount Helmos
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Type:
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Steam merchant
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Tonnage
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6.481 tons
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Completed
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1923 - John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank
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Owner
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Kulukundis Shipping Co SA, Piræus
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Homeport
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Piræus
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Date of attack
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24 Nov, 1942
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Nationality: Greek
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Fate
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Sunk by U-181 (Wolfgang Lüth)
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Position
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26.38S, 34.59E - Grid KP 6463
- See location on a map -
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Complement
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35 (1 dead and 34 survivors).
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Convoy
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Route
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Suez - Aden - Capetown - St. John, New Brunswick
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Cargo
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Ballast
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History
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Completed in April 1923 as steam tanker Invergordon for Andrew Weir & Co, London. 1937 sold to Greece and converted to the steam merchant Mount Helmos.
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Notes on loss
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At 07.38 hours on 24 Nov, 1942, the unescorted Mount Helmos was hit amidships by one G7e torpedo from U-181 after a G7a torpedo was evaded one minute earlier. The survivors abandoned ship in lifeboats and were questioned by the Germans. The U-boat then shelled the ship with 78 rounds (65 hits) from the deck gun until it sank at 08.42 hours. During the attack the barrel of the 37mm AA gun burst and the damage made the weapon unusable for the rest of the patrol.
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