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RAMSAY

RAMSAY WAS BUILT IN 1930 BY R DUNCAN IN PORT GLASGOW. HER OFFICIAL NUMBER WAS 161373, AND SHE WAS A VESSEL OF 4855 GRT, BEING REGISTERED IN LONDON. SHE HAD A TRIPLE EXPANSION COAL FIRED STEAM ENGINE AND WAS CAPABLE OF 10 KNOTS. IN JUNE 1942 WHILST ON VOYAGE FROM THE TYNE TO NEW YORK, IN BALLAST SHE WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE ABOUT 100 MILES WEST OF FASTNET, FORTY OF THE CREW WERE KILLED.