SS Corinthic (1924)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Corinthic |
| Owner | W.H. Cockerline & Co |
| Port of registry | Hull |
| Builder | Irvine's Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Ltd, Middleton Shipyard, West Hartlepool |
| Yard number | 617 |
| Completed | June 1924 |
| Out of service | 13 April 1941 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk on 13 April 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | cargo steamship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 390.1 feet (118.9 m) p/p |
| Beam | 55.5 feet (16.9 m) |
| Draught | 24 feet 4+1⁄2 inches (7.43 m) |
| Depth | 26.2 feet (8.0 m) |
| Installed power | 442 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Crew | 39 + two DEMS gunners (1941) |
SS Corinthic was a British cargo steamship. She was built on Teesside in 1924, sailed in a number of convoys in the Second World War, survived an overwhelming German attack on Convoy SC 7 October 1940, but was sunk by a German U-boat off West Africa in April 1941.