MV Derrycunihy (1943)
British military transport ship lost in 1944 Normandy landings / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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MV Derrycunihy (MTS T72) was a British cargo ship impressed as a military transport during the Second World War. She was sunk off the Normandy beaches with great loss of life in 1944.
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History | |
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Name | Derrycunihy |
Owner | McCowan & Gross Ltd |
Operator | Ministry of War Transport |
Port of registry | London |
Builder | Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
Yard number | 275 |
Laid down | 22 June 1943 |
Launched | 11 November 1943 |
Completed | 26 February 1944 |
Identification | MTS T72 |
Fate | Sunk off Normandy by enemy action 24 June 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 10,200 |
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