SS Corinaldo
Corinaldo, probably in the Scheldt | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Corinaldo |
| Namesake | Corinaldo |
| Owner | Donaldson South American Line |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Route | Glasgow – east coast of South America |
| Builder | Scott's, Greenock |
| Yard number | 482 |
| Launched | 16 August 1920 |
| Completed | February 1921 |
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| Fate | sunk by torpedoes & gunfire, 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | refrigerated cargo steamship |
| Tonnage | 7,131 GRT, 4,417 NRT, 8,505 DWT |
| Length | 414.5 ft (126.3 m) |
| Beam | 55.6 ft (16.9 m) |
| Draught | 28 ft 8 in (8.74 m) |
| Depth | 28.7 ft (8.7 m) |
| Decks | 2 (3 in forward holds) |
| Installed power | 2 × steam turbines; 736 NHP |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h) |
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| Notes | sister ships: Cortona, Coracero |
SS Corinaldo was a UK refrigerated cargo steamship. She was built in Scotland in 1921 for Donaldson South American Line. She was the lead ship of a class of three sister ships, and one of a fleet of five similar ships that Donaldson's ran on a weekly service between the UK and the east coast of South America.
In 1936, Corinaldo was involved in a collision in the South Atlantic with the French cargo liner Eubée. Five of Eubée's stokers were killed, and Eubée sank two days later. Corinaldo rescued Eubée's passengers and some of her crew, and was repaired and returned to service.
In 1942, three U-boats attacked Corinaldo in the space of a few hours. She stayed afloat after two torpedo hits, and then one of the U-boats finally sank her with a third torpedo, followed by gunfire. Eight members of Corinaldo's crew were killed.
She was the first of two Donaldson ships to be named after the Italian village of Corinaldo. The second was a motor ship that was launched in 1948, sold in 1967 and renamed Ningpo, and scrapped in 1980.