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LIMERICK(1925)
 LIMERICK
LIMERICK
LIMERICK
built by William Hamilton & Co Port Glasgow,
Yard No 389

Built: 1925
Ship Type: Cargo Vessel
Tonnage: 8,724 grt. 12,902 dwt.
Length: 460-5 feet
Breadth: 62-9 feet
Draught: 31-3 feet
Owner History:
Union Steamship Company of New Zealand
Status: Torpedoed & Sunk - 25/4/1943

Remarks:
Previous update by Stuart Cameron
Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I
177 in position 28.51S 153.54E 2 dead, 74 survivors
Previous update by Paul Hunter
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Last updated: by Paul Hunter from the original records by Stuart Cameron


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