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Winamac (2) - (1934-1941)
See also : Pulpit Point - (1933-1934)
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"Pulpit Point", was built in 1926.
Renamed as the second "Winamac" in 1934.
Torpedoed and sunk on 31.08.1942.
The Miramar Ship Index for "PULPIT POINT"
IDNo:
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1149732
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Year:
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1926
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Name:
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PULPIT POINT
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Launch Date:
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27.08.1926
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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10.1926
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Flag:
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GBR
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Keel:
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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792
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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140.2
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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19.1
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Builder:
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Lithgows
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Port Glasgow
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-11
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Owner as Completed:
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Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., London
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Subsequent History:
1934 WINAMAC
Disposal Data:
Torpedoed and sunk 10.36 N / 54.34 W on 31.08.1942.
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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Name change
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Main Owner
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149732
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1149732
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1926
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PULPIT POINT
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8621
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Vacuum Oil Co.
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149732
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1149732
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1926
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WINAMAC
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8621
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1934
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Standard Tptn Co.
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Additional Information from the Starke & Schell Ships-registers ;
PULPIT POINT - 1926 BR 1T (aft) (11)
8,621 GRT for Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., London 460.0 x 62.8
Tanker built by Lithgows, Ltd., Port Glasgow (10) #792 149732
1933 - Standard Transportation Co., Ltd., Hong Kong
1934 - WINAMAC, s/o
1941 - Socony-Vacuum Transportation Co., Ltd., London
Torpedoed and sunk by U 66, 31 Aug 1942, in 10.36N-54.34W,
voyage Trinidad - St. Michaels, Azores, fuel oil.
Additional information from Uboat.net :
Name: Winamac
Type: Steam tanker
Tonnage: 8.621 tons
Completed: 1926
Owner: Socony Vacuum Transportation Co Ltd, Montreal
Homeport: London
Date of attack: 31 Aug, 1942
Nationality: British
Fate: Sunk by U-66 (Friedrich Markworth)
Position: 10.36N, 54.34W - Grid EE 9590
- See location on a map -
Complement: ? men (? dead and ? survivors).
Convoy: -
Route: -
Cargo: -
History: -
Notes on loss: -