Cornish City (3)
Built in 1936 by Furness at Haverton Hill for The Leeds Shipping Co. Ltd. 4952 gt: LBP 130.1m: Beam 17.1m: Service speed 12kts.
| 1937 | Cornish City. Delivered to Leeds Shipping Co. |
| 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk in 27.20S:52.10E on 29th. July 1943 by U-177, whilst on passage from Lourenco Marques and Durban with a cargo of coal for Aden and Suez. Of a compliment of 43, 37 lives were lost, including the Master. See full Official report in the Memories Pages. |
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| Cornish City 1937 to 1943. |
Cornish City. Page [1]
Memories from RSL staff. Page No. [1]
Official Loss Report. Page No. [1] [2] [3] [4]