Dalesman (1940) |
Later names |
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Pluto (1943) |
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Empire Wily (1946) |
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Dalesman (1946) |
Builder: |
Lithgow's Ltd. Port Glasgow, Scotland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1940 |
Launched: |
March 26, 1940 |
Type: |
Freighter |
Completed: |
May 1940 |
GRT: |
6,343 |
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Fate: |
Scrapped by Van Heyghen Freres in Ghent, Belgium in 1959. |
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Notes |
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May 14, 1941: |
Bombed and sunk at Souda Bay, Crete. |
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1942-43: |
Raised and repaired by Germany, renamed Pluto. Used as troop transport. |
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1945: |
Seized by Allied forces at Trieste, Italy. |
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1946: |
Renamed Empire Wily, under control of Ministry of War Transport. |
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1946: |
Returned to original owners, returned to original name Dalesman. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Feb. 22, 2015 |