SS Samtampa
SS Samtampa was a 7,219 ton steamship wrecked on Sker Point, off Porthcawl and Kenfig, Wales, in the Bristol Channel on 23 April 1947. At the time of the shipwreck, the Samtampa was operated by the Houlder Line. A memorial to the victims of the Samtampa tragedy is in Porthcawl Cemetery. The ship had sailed from Middlesbrough and most of the 39 crew hailed from the Teesside area. The location of the wreck on Sker Point was 51°30′01″N 03°44′26″W / 51.50028°N 3.74056°W
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SS Samtampa
SS Samtampa was a 7,219 ton steamship wrecked on Sker Point, off Porthcawl and Kenfig, Wales, in the Bristol Channel on 23 April 1947. At the time of the shipwreck, the Samtampa was operated by the Houlder Line. A memorial to the victims of the Samtampa tragedy is in Porthcawl Cemetery. The ship had sailed from Middlesbrough and most of the 39 crew hailed from the Teesside area. The location of the wreck on Sker Point was 51°30′01″N 03°44′26″W / 51.50028°N 3.74056°W
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SS Samtampa was a 7,219 ton st ...... the Ministry of War Transport.
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1943-12-22
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1943-11-01
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1.344168e+2
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1.73736e+1
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1943-12-12
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Sent to the UK under Lend-Lease, 1943
Wrecked, 1947
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* Stern-mounted deck gun
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United Kingdom
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* Two oil-fired boilers
* Triple-expansion steam engine
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* Single screw
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51.500277777777775 -3.7405555555555554
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SS Samtampa was a 7,219 ton st ...... ′26″W / 51.50028°N 3.74056°W
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SS Samtampa
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5.1500277777777779e+1
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-3.7405555555555554e+0
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SS Peleg Wadsworth
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