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   NOVA SCOTIA / 1ST

BUILT IN 1926,BY VICKERS-ARMSTRONG IN BARROW FOR THE WARREN LINE. SHE WAS 6,796 TONS AND HAD A SERVICE SPEED OF 14 KNOTS.SHE DID HER MAIDEN VOYAGE FROM LIVERPOOL TO ST.JOHNS. IN 1941 SHE WAS REQUISITIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND USED AS A TROOPSHIP. IN 1942 SHE WAS TORPEDOED BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE OFF LOURENCO MARQUES ( PRESENT DAY MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE ) AND SANK. SHE HAD BEEN CARRYING 780 ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR WITH 130 SOUTH AFRICAN TROOPS ACTING AS THEIR GUARD, PLUS A CREW OF 127 AND  ABOUT 20 OTHER PERSONNEL, IN TOTAL 863 LOST THEIR LIVES .

 

 

 

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