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Dungrange
Hob Uid: 1163603
Location : Isle Of Wight Isle Of Wight
Grid Ref : SZ4986069990
Summary : 1944 wreck of Scottish cargo vessel, which was torpedoed off the convoy rendezvous point off St. Catherine's Point, en route to the Normandy landing beaches with ammunition, for which she had been requisitioned, a few days after the commencement of Operation Neptune. She was lost together with the ASHANTI (1163552). Constructed of steel in 1914, she was a steam-driven vessel.
More information : Ex-YEWBANK, ex-OKEHAMPTON, ex-ABERDALE. This armed merchant ship was forming up for the same Normandy beach-head landing convoy as the SS ASHANTI when it was also attacked by a German E-boat (motor torpedo boat). Carrying a full cargo of ammunition, the ship literally disappeared in one gigantic explosion, which killed all but one member of the crew and one DEMS gunner. (5) 10-JUN-1944: E-boats attacked ships at the Isle of Wight convoy assembly point for Normandy, sinking the cargo ships ASHANTI, 534 tons, BRACKENFIELD, 657 tons, and DUNGRANGE, 621 tons. (6) Built: 1914 (5) Builder: J Fullerton & Co. (5) Where Built: Paisley (5) Owner: Dungrange SS Co. Ltd. (5) Propulsion: Screw-driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine (5) HP: 90 (5) Boilers: 1 (5) Crew: 14 (5) Crew Lost: 13 (5) Passengers: 6 (gunners) (5) Passengers Lost: 5 (5) Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles: LR 1943-4 No.2284(D)

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Monument Period Name : Early 20th Century
Display Date : Built 1914
Monument End Date : 1914
Monument Start Date : 1914
Monument Type : Cargo Vessel
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Lost 1944
Monument End Date : 1944
Monument Start Date : 1944
Monument Type : Cargo Vessel
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 2450 21-10-77
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 2656 28-05-82
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External Cross Reference Source : Maritime SMR Number (Isle of Wight)
External Cross Reference Number : 30402
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 2045 31-05-74
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SZ 46 NE 46
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