| MV Limerick (1925) | |
|---|---|
| Career | |
| Name: | Limerick |
| Builder: | William Hamilton & Co, Glasgow |
| Yard number: | 389 |
| Launched: | 12 March 1925 |
| Fate: | Sunk by torpedo, 26 April 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 8,724 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 140.4 m (460.5 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel engine |
The MV Limerick was an 8,724-gross register ton (GRT) cargo ship built by William Hamilton & Co, Glasgow in 1925.
While sailing in a convoy along the east coast of Australia, protected by the Royal Australian Navy corvettes HMAS Colac and Ballarat, Limerick was torpedoed and sunk on 26 April, by Japanese submarine I-177 off Cape Byron.[1] All but two of the crew lost their lives and were rescued by Colac. I-177 escaped unharmed.[1]
Citations[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HMAS Colac". Royal Australian Navy. http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-colac. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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