Post by Administrator on Mar 30, 2022 2:21:19 GMT
VIA:Thomas Joseph Simpson
SS FORT A La CORNE (1942)
At 2006 hours on March 30, 1943, German submarine U-596 attacked convoy ET-16 when West of Algiers and reported five hits on two ships, but the Italians reported hits on three ships.
MV HALLANGER MV and SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) were sunk by this attack.
On March 30, 1943, SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by U-596.
The Fort ships were a class of 198 cargo ships built in Canada during World War II for use by the United Kingdom under the Lend-Lease scheme. They all had names prefixed with "Fort" when built. The ships were in service between 1942 and 1985, with two still listed on shipping registers until 1992. A total of 53 were lost during the war due to accidents or enemy action.
SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) was a Canadian-built, British-registered cargo ship. She was sunk by U-596, north-west of Algiers, Algeria, in position 36.52N, 001.47E.
SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) was proceeding in ballast as part of the 20-ship Bone to Gibraltar convoy ET-16 at the time of her loss.
There was no loss of life from her 54 crewmembers.
SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) was a North Sands-class freighter built by North Van Ship Repair, at North Vancouver British Columbia.
SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) was completed in August 1942. SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) was one of 90 North Sands-class freighters built in Canada for American order under the Hyde Park Declaration and subsequently provided to Great Britain under the Lend-Lease Agreement.
MacGowan & Gross Ltd., of London, England managed SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) for the British government.
Twenty-two of these ships were sunk and another eight were damaged in 1943.
Photo: The Merchant Seaman’s Memorial, Cardiff Bay, designed by sculptor Brian Fell.
Shane White Photography, June 2017
The Merchant Seaman’s Memorial in Cardiff Bay is in the form of a sleeping face fused with a ship’s hull, made by riveting plates of metal together. The technique is one traditional to early iron and steel ship building. The sculptor Brian Fell, whose own father had been a merchant seaman, was commissioned to create the work in 1994 by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust, Cardiff Bay Development Corporation, Merchant Navy Memorial Committee and Cardiff County Council.
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In memory of SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) and the Merchant Navy.
They shall not be forgotten.
Remember, Reflect and Respect.
SS FORT A La CORNE (1942)
At 2006 hours on March 30, 1943, German submarine U-596 attacked convoy ET-16 when West of Algiers and reported five hits on two ships, but the Italians reported hits on three ships.
MV HALLANGER MV and SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) were sunk by this attack.
On March 30, 1943, SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by U-596.
The Fort ships were a class of 198 cargo ships built in Canada during World War II for use by the United Kingdom under the Lend-Lease scheme. They all had names prefixed with "Fort" when built. The ships were in service between 1942 and 1985, with two still listed on shipping registers until 1992. A total of 53 were lost during the war due to accidents or enemy action.
SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) was a Canadian-built, British-registered cargo ship. She was sunk by U-596, north-west of Algiers, Algeria, in position 36.52N, 001.47E.
SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) was proceeding in ballast as part of the 20-ship Bone to Gibraltar convoy ET-16 at the time of her loss.
There was no loss of life from her 54 crewmembers.
SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) was a North Sands-class freighter built by North Van Ship Repair, at North Vancouver British Columbia.
SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) was completed in August 1942. SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) was one of 90 North Sands-class freighters built in Canada for American order under the Hyde Park Declaration and subsequently provided to Great Britain under the Lend-Lease Agreement.
MacGowan & Gross Ltd., of London, England managed SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) for the British government.
Twenty-two of these ships were sunk and another eight were damaged in 1943.
Photo: The Merchant Seaman’s Memorial, Cardiff Bay, designed by sculptor Brian Fell.
Shane White Photography, June 2017
The Merchant Seaman’s Memorial in Cardiff Bay is in the form of a sleeping face fused with a ship’s hull, made by riveting plates of metal together. The technique is one traditional to early iron and steel ship building. The sculptor Brian Fell, whose own father had been a merchant seaman, was commissioned to create the work in 1994 by Cardiff Bay Arts Trust, Cardiff Bay Development Corporation, Merchant Navy Memorial Committee and Cardiff County Council.
LINK
In memory of SS FORT A La CORNE (1942) and the Merchant Navy.
They shall not be forgotten.
Remember, Reflect and Respect.