Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships


Ship:      HATIMURA
Arrived:22 September 1930
Departed:29 October 1930
Career:Built as WAR OPAL. Renamed HATIMURA-1919.
Torpedoed 3 November 1942 by submarines U132 and U442 55.38N 39.52W on voyage New York to Manchester with explosives and general cargo.

Arrived 22 Sep 1930 sailed 22 Oct 1930 [George Swieszkowski - Lloyds List]
19 Sep 1930 sailed Dunkirk for River Blackwater [Liverpool Daily Press 22 Sep 1930 / BNA]
29 Oct 1930 sailed Blackwater for Antwerp [Liverpool Journal of Commerce 31Oct1930 / BNA]
HATIMURA arrived Antwerp 30 Oct 1930 [Dundee Courier 1 Nov 1930]

Tonnage:6,666 gross
Built:1919
Type:
Owner:British India SN Co. Ltd.
Official No:142722
ID1142722

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