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VIA: Neutral Shores, Ireland and the Battle of the Atlantic
CETVRTI - The Irish Beech.
Built in 1884 at Hamburg and named Hungaria, the Cetvrti was originally designed as a sailing ship but was completed as a steamship by her German builders, Reiherst 'g Schiffan. The vessel was on passage from the Faroe Islands to Bilbao in Spain in December 1940, with a cargo of dry salt cod fish when she came under attack by a FW200 on 02 December 1940. Her crew abandoned the ship off the south coast of Ireland where she was sighted by the Irish Marine Service patrol vessel Fort Rannock and a boarding party was sent to examine the drifting ship. The Cetvrti was taken in tow by the Fort Rannock and brought to an anchorage in Valentia Harbour. In the meantime, the Yugoslav crew had landed safely at Valentia Island.
The Yugoslav crew on Valentia Island, recently paid and with their wages intact, caused a stir with the locals and such was the extent of the drinking and disturbances, extra police had to be brought in from the mainland to bring the crew under control.
Following the salvage of the Cetvrti the Yugoslav owners of the ship were ordered by the High Court in Dublin to pay £5,000 in settlement of claims made by the Master and crew of the Fort Rannock and by the Minister for Defence and the Attorney General.
The Cetvrti was purchased from her Yugoslav owners for £58,000 and renamed Irish Beech. In May 1941 the ship underwent extensive repairs at Liffey Dockyard before going into service for Irish Shipping. Irish Beech eventually sailed from Dublin on 15th October, 1941, for St. John to load grain and paraffin scale for Dublin where she arrived on 20th December to complete her first round voyage for Irish Shipping Limited.
CETVRTI - The Irish Beech.
Built in 1884 at Hamburg and named Hungaria, the Cetvrti was originally designed as a sailing ship but was completed as a steamship by her German builders, Reiherst 'g Schiffan. The vessel was on passage from the Faroe Islands to Bilbao in Spain in December 1940, with a cargo of dry salt cod fish when she came under attack by a FW200 on 02 December 1940. Her crew abandoned the ship off the south coast of Ireland where she was sighted by the Irish Marine Service patrol vessel Fort Rannock and a boarding party was sent to examine the drifting ship. The Cetvrti was taken in tow by the Fort Rannock and brought to an anchorage in Valentia Harbour. In the meantime, the Yugoslav crew had landed safely at Valentia Island.
The Yugoslav crew on Valentia Island, recently paid and with their wages intact, caused a stir with the locals and such was the extent of the drinking and disturbances, extra police had to be brought in from the mainland to bring the crew under control.
Following the salvage of the Cetvrti the Yugoslav owners of the ship were ordered by the High Court in Dublin to pay £5,000 in settlement of claims made by the Master and crew of the Fort Rannock and by the Minister for Defence and the Attorney General.
The Cetvrti was purchased from her Yugoslav owners for £58,000 and renamed Irish Beech. In May 1941 the ship underwent extensive repairs at Liffey Dockyard before going into service for Irish Shipping. Irish Beech eventually sailed from Dublin on 15th October, 1941, for St. John to load grain and paraffin scale for Dublin where she arrived on 20th December to complete her first round voyage for Irish Shipping Limited.