SSIrish Pine(1919)
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| Route | Bordeaux - Rotterdam - Le Havre - New York (1919-21) |
| Builder | J F Duthie, Seattle, Washington |
| Yard number | 23 |
| Launched | 26 April 1919 |
| Completed | June 1919 |
| Out of service | 16 November 1942 |
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| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk byU-608 |
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| Installed power | 1 x triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Single screw |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h) |
| Crew | 33 |
| Notes | Built to Design 1013 |
Irish Pinewas a 5,621 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1919 for theUnited States Maritime Commission(USMC) and namedWest Hematite.She wascharteredin 1941 byIrish Shipping Ltdand renamedIrish Pine.On 16 November 1942,Irish Pinewastorpedoedand sunk byU-608.
Description
[edit]The ship was built toDesign 1013byJ. F. Duthie & Company,Seattle, Washington,was launched on 26 April 1919 and completed in June of that year.[1]The ship was 409 feet 7 inches (124.84 m) long, with a beam of 54 feet 2 inches (16.51 m) and a depth of 27 feet 2 inches (8.28 m). She was propelled by atriple expansion steam enginewhich had cylinders of 24.5 inches (62 cm), 41.5 inches (105 cm) and 72 inches (180 cm) bore and 48 inches (120 cm) stroke. It was built by the Llewellyn Iron Works,Los Angeles.[2]She could make 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h).[1]
Irish Pinewas recorded inLloyd's Registeras being 410 feet 4 inches (125.07 m) long, with a beam of 54 feet (16.46 m) and a depth of 30 feet 2 inches (9.19 m).[3]
History
[edit]West Hematitewas built for the USMC.[4]She was initially chartered to Cosmo Shipping Co and was used on theBordeaux–Rotterdam–Le Havre–New Yorkroute.[5]On 16 February 1923, she ran aground in theWeser.The American cargo shipSchroonwent to her assistance and also ran aground.[6]By 1933, she had passed to theUnited States Shipping Board(USSB).[2]She was later withdrawn from service and placed in the reserve fleet.[4]
On 26 September 1941,[4]West Hematitewas chartered from the USSB by Irish Shipping Ltd and renamedIrish Pine.Irish Oakwas also chartered from the USSB.[7]On 4 August 1942, theUnion-Castle Line'sRichmond Castlewas torpedoed and sunk byU-176offCape Farewell.Irish Pinerescued 15 of the 50 survivors and landed them atKilrush.[8]
At 00:15 on 16 November 1942,Irish Pinewas hit by a single torpedo fromU-608.Although the 33 crew started to take to thelifeboats,the ship sank at 00:17, costing everyone on board their life.[4]Her position was42°45′N58°00′W/ 42.750°N 58.000°W,in the North Atlantic south ofCape Breton Island,Canada.[1]Irelandhad not declared war onGermany,and thereforeIrish Pinewas a neutral vessel.[9]
Official number and code letters
[edit]Official Numbers were a forerunner toIMO Numbers.West Hematitehad the United States Official Number 218111.[2]Irish Pine had the United Kingdom Official Number 159843.[3]
West Hematiteused theCode LettersLRGF from 1930[2]and KLCS from 1934.[10]Irish Pineused the Code Letters EINQ.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abc"2218111".Miramar Ship Index.Retrieved3 December2009.
- ^abcd"Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships"(PDF).Plimsoll Ship Data.Retrieved3 December2009.
- ^abc"Lloyd's Register, Navires a Vapeur et a Moteurs"(PDF).Plimsoll Ship Data.Retrieved3 December2009.
- ^abcd"Irish Pine".Uboat.Retrieved3 December2009.
- ^"West Hematite".Ellis Island.Retrieved3 December2009.
- ^"Casualty reports".The Times.No. 43268. London. 17 February 1923. col G, p. 19.
- ^Forde, Frank (2000) [1981].The Long Watch.Dublin: New Island Books. p. 40.ISBN1-902602-42-0.
- ^"August 4th, 1942".Andrew Etherington. Archived fromthe originalon 23 October 2012.Retrieved3 December2009.
- ^"Neutral Irish registered vessels and their crews lost as a result of belligerent action during 1939 - 46".Irish Seamen's Relatives Association. Archived fromthe originalon October 5, 2008.Retrieved9 December2009.
- ^"Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships"(PDF).Plimsoll Ship Data.Retrieved3 December2009.
External links
[edit]- Irishships - Irish Shipping Ltd
- List of crew lost onIrish PineArchived2010-02-15 at theWayback Machine
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