Fresno City (2)

Built in 1942 by Wm.Doxford at Pallion for Reardon Smith Line. 7261 gt: LBP 134.9m: Beam 17.2m: Service speed 11kts.

1942 Fresno City. Delivered to Reardon Smith Line.
1943

Torpedoed and sunk in 54.15N:30.00W on 12th. April 1943 by U-563 and U-706, whilst on passage from Bombay to Liverpool with a cargo of manganese ore and pig iron. See Official report in Memories Pages.

 

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Fresno City 1942 to 1943.

Fresno City. Page [1]
Memories from RSL staff. Page No. [1] [2]
Official Loss Report. Page No. [1] [2]