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spirit that was part of her cargo. A sheet of flame rose twice the height of her masthead, preventing crew members at her stern from reaching their boat stations. Crew members amidships launched life rafts for those crew members who were trapped astern. One badly-injured
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s next voyage began from
Liverpool on 25 January 1941. She sailed via Cape Town, Singapore and Hong Kong to Shanghai, where she was in port from 12 to 14 April. She returned via Manila, Singapore and Cape Town, reaching Liverpool on 11 June 1941.
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usually sailed independently. Only a few times did she have the protection of convoys. Early in
September 1940 she was in home waters. On 25 September she left Liverpool with Convoy OB 10 and then continued unescorted via
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1672:. Vol. I.–Steamers and Motorships Under 300 Tons, Trawlers, Tugs, Dredgers, etc. Sailing Vessels, Shipowners, etc. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1931 – via
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took part in Convoy MW 12, part of
Operation Pedestal to relieve Malta. MW 12 passed Gibraltar on 10 August and came under attack from 11 August. On 12 August five
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An aircraft launched a torpedo at her, hitting her starboard side in number 6 hold aft. The explosion broke her starboard propeller shaft and ignited high-
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801:, Singapore and Cape Town, reaching Liverpool on 7 December. From 20 to 22 December 1940 there were air raids on Liverpool that came to be called the
1755:. Vol. II.–Steamers and Motorships of 300 Tons Gross and Over. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1936 – via Southampton City Council.
1742:. Vol. II.–Steamers and Motorships of 300 Tons Gross and Over. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1934 – via Southampton City Council.
1729:. Vol. II.–Steamers and Motorships of 300 Tons Gross and Over. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1931 – via Southampton City Council.
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1663:"Alphabetical List of Cargo Steamers and Motorships of 500 tons Deadweight capacity and above, with approximate Deadweight and Cubic capacities".
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inexplicably opened fire on her. She was undamaged but minutes later one of her
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detonated a mine that damaged some of her plates. Later that day,
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after being damaged by a bomb. A destroyer, presumably
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on 8 July with Convoy FN 217, which took her as far as
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was GSWR. Her navigation equipment included wireless
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1589:"Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea (Part Two)"
1562:"Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea (Part One)"
1123:On 6 December 1942, Brown was a passenger on the
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925:, largest of the troop ships in Convoy WS 12Z
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1700:Le Fleming, HM (1961).
1615:"Civilian Ramsay Brown"
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249:General characteristics
1796:Deucalion (ship, 1930)
1342:"MV Deucalion (+1942)"
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1681:Haws, Duncan (1984).
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1534:Helgason, GuĂ°mundur.
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1092:King's Commendation
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1995:Fukuei Maru No. 15
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139:29 July 1930
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2070:Santa Elisa
1640:"No. 35886"
1314:1931, Vol I
1190:"Agamemnon"
1164:"Deucalion"
945:troop ships
901:to escape.
843:On 24 June
768:. She left
663:War service
593:four-stroke
581:was a twin-
521:, built by
507:, built by
267:7,740
128:Yard number
2556:1930 ships
2550:Categories
2397:Nino Bixio
2064:Manchester
1956:HMAS
1849:Empire Imp
1838:Shipwrecks
1402:, DES–DEV.
1387:, DET–DIA.
1301:, DET–DEW.
1150:References
1090:, and the
850:Royal Navy
795:Cape Verde
678:Suez Canal
627:registered
586:motor ship
518:Menestheus
496:River Tyne
405:Menestheus
330:Propulsion
2524:July 1942
2491:Vivacious
2489:HMS
2482:HMS
2471:USS
2460:HMS
2449:USS
2428:USS
2417:USS
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2355:USS
2344:USS
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2181:USS
2158:USS
2118:HMS
2091:USS
2076:Waimarama
2062:HMS
2057:Foresight
2055:HMS
2040:Deucalion
2022:HMS
1979:Vincennes
1977:USS
1970:USS
1963:USS
1949:USS
1926:USS
1903:HMS
1880:USS
1859:Dureenbee
1771:cite book
1714:776899828
1540:uboat.net
1465:Haws 1984
1118:Deucalion
1102:Glenshiel
1088:Deucalion
1069:Deucalion
1049:Deucalion
1042:HMS
1035:Deucalion
1011:HMS
1007:Deucalion
997:Deucalion
993:Deucalion
985:Deucalion
957:Fremantle
930:Deucalion
903:Deucalion
899:Duecalion
891:destroyer
884:Deucalion
880:Deucalion
872:paravanes
861:Deucalion
845:Deucalion
837:Ark Royal
835:HMS
817:Deucalion
807:Deucalion
788:Deucalion
762:North Sea
758:Deucalion
735:Cape Town
716:Deucalion
698:Hong Kong
690:Singapore
674:Gibraltar
669:Deucalion
649:call sign
636:. Her UK
634:Liverpool
630:Deucalion
620:Deucalion
579:Deucalion
554:Deucalion
504:Agamemnon
484:Deucalion
464:Deucalion
424:Deucalion
399:Agamemnon
369:by 1936:
202:call sign
144:Completed
108:Liverpool
73:Deucalion
63:Deucalion
31:Deucalion
2480:31 Aug:
2469:30 Aug:
2458:29 Aug:
2447:28 Aug:
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2160:Ingraham
2156:22 Aug:
2139:20 Aug:
2120:Berkeley
2116:19 Aug:
2109:Hatarana
2100:18 Aug:
2083:14 Aug:
2047:13 Aug:
2031:12 Aug:
2014:11 Aug:
1986:10 Aug:
1958:Canberra
1242:"Memnon"
1108:awarded
1053:scuttled
971:and the
953:Surabaya
907:New York
766:Scotland
739:Freetown
731:Tientsin
710:Yokohama
702:Shanghai
561:tonnages
543:Greenock
468:Thessaly
380:Armament
322:, 8,600
136:Launched
89:Operator
69:Namesake
2419:Chemung
2387:Bolzano
2364:6 Aug:
2353:4 Aug:
2342:3 Aug:
2335:Molotov
2332:2 Aug:
2282:Vardaas
2269:Colhoun
2236:Asagiri
2209:Mutsuki
2149:Hanseat
2017:Dagabur
1951:Astoria
1947:9 Aug:
1924:8 Aug:
1895:6 Aug:
1872:4 Aug:
1856:3 Aug:
1846:1 Aug:
1080:Captain
1063:Honours
1057:Bramham
1044:Bramham
1013:Bramham
949:Batavia
868:battery
854:Force H
831:Force H
809:was in
782:Swansea
776:on the
682:Colombo
606:on the
513:Belfast
494:on the
492:Hebburn
436:England
264:Tonnage
122:Hebburn
114:Builder
38:History
2484:Vesper
2462:Eridge
2224:V 208
2147:V 312
1972:Quincy
1965:Jarvis
1934:Strale
1898:Mamutu
1882:Tucker
1712:
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1268:"Ajax"
1076:Master
1022:octane
961:Sydney
941:Bombay
937:Durban
774:Methil
723:Jeddah
694:Manila
686:Penang
676:, the
612:Rateau
531:Memnon
527:Dundee
427:was a
410:Memnon
373:device
337:screws
318:1,307
283:Length
161:162329
2473:Casco
2367:U-444
2314:U-578
2298:Ro-61
2258:Ro-33
2252:I-123
2193:Ryūjō
2172:U-654
2166:U-458
2142:U-464
2034:Cairo
2024:Eagle
2007:Scirè
1940:U-379
1917:U-612
1911:U-210
1905:Thorn
1888:U-372
1865:U-335
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390:Notes
348:Speed
307:Decks
299:Depth
79:Owner
2520:1943
2512:1942
2504:1941
2451:S-31
2377:Ohio
2357:S-17
2346:S-13
2280:RFA
2242:U-94
2183:Blue
2093:S-39
2001:Kako
1777:link
1710:OCLC
1687:ISBN
1626:2023
1619:CWGC
1601:2023
1574:2023
1547:2023
1443:2023
1400:1936
1385:1934
1370:1931
1354:2023
1280:2023
1254:2023
1228:2023
1202:2023
1176:2023
1027:DEMS
955:and
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727:Aden
706:Kobe
704:and
610:and
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414:Ajax
384:DEMS
335:2 Ă—
291:Beam
254:Type
241:Fate
204:GSWR
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