Engineering:SS Maloja (1906)
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| Owner: | Swiss Shipping Co. Ltd. |
| Port of registry: |
 Basel, Switzerland |
| Builder: | Austin S. P. & Son Ltd. |
| Yard number: | 236 |
| Launched: | 5 June 1906 |
| Completed: | July 1906 |
| Acquired: | July 1906 |
| Maiden voyage: | July 1906 |
| In service: | July 1906 |
| Out of service: | 7 September 1943 |
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| Fate: | Sunk 7 September 1943 |
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| Type: | Cargo ship |
| Length: | 81.59 metres (267 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 11.52 metres (37 ft 10 in) |
| Depth: | 5.28 metres (17 ft 4 in) |
| Installed power: | 1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion engine |
| Propulsion: | Screw propeller |
| Speed: | 9 knots |
| Crew: | 23 |
SS Maloja was a Swiss cargo ship that was mistakenly sunk by British aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea off Cap Revellata, Corsica on 7 September 1943 while she was travelling from Lisbon, Portugal to Genoa, Italy while carrying a cargo of 1800 tons of copra oil and 220 tons of bagged copra.[1]
Construction
Maloja was built at the Austin S. P. & Son Ltd. shipyard in Sunderland, United Kingdom in June 1906, where she was launched and completed that same year. The ship was 81.59 metres (267 ft 8 in) long, had a beam of 11.52 metres (37 ft 10 in) and had a depth of 5.28 metres (17 ft 4 in). She was assessed at 1,781 GRT and had a three cylinder triple expansion engine driving a single screw propeller. The ship could generate 1200 r.h.p. with a speed of 9 knots.[1]
Sinking
Maloja was travelling from Lisbon, Portugal to Genoa, Italy while carrying a cargo of 1800 tons of copra oil and 220 tons of bagged copra when on 7 September 1943 at 16:15, she was mistakenly attacked by 10 British aircraft with machine guns and torpedoes in the Mediterranean Sea off Cap Revellata, Corsica. The ship caught fire after a torpedo hit and sank in 13 minutes with the loss of three of her 23 crew members. The survivors were rescued later that day.[2]
Wreck
The wreck of Maloja lies at ( [ ⚑ ] 42°50′N 08°11′E / 42.833°N 8.183°E).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SS Maloja [+1943"]. wrecksite.eu. 27 December 2012. https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?132005. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "MALOJA". test.swiss-ships.ch. http://www.test.swiss-ships.ch/schiffe/maloja_002/history_e_maloja_002.html. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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