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MV Nottingham (1941)

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Coordinates: 53°24′N 31°51′W / 53.400°N 31.850°W / 53.400; -31.850
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History
NameMV Nottingham (1941)
Owner1941: New Zealand Shipping Company
Operator1941: New Zealand Shipping Company
Port of registryNew Zealand
BuilderAlexander Stephen and Sons
Yard number576
Launched12 August 1941
Out of service7 November 1941
FateTorpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
TypeDiesel
Tonnage8,532 GRT
Length457.5 ft (139.4 m)
Beam60.3 ft (18.4 m)
Draught35.6 ft (10.9 m)
Speed15 Knots

MV Nottingham (1941) was a passenger and cargo vessel operated by the New Zealand Shipping Company in 1941.

In service

She was spotted by the German submarine U-74 on 7 November 1941. Nottingham tried to ram the U-boat but the attack was unsuccessful and the ship was torpedoed and sunk[1]

It was her first voyage from Glasgow to New York. There were no survivors. She was carrying a cargo of Scotch Whisky.[2]

References

  1. ^ U-boat Operations of the Second World War: Career histories, U1-U510. Kenneth G. Wynn – 1997
  2. ^ The St. Petersburg Times, 15 November 1941

53°24′N 31°51′W / 53.400°N 31.850°W / 53.400; -31.850

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