SS Loreto (1912)
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SS Loreto, formerly Astrée, was a 1,069 GRT cargo steamship that was built in England in 1912 for French owners and bought in 1933 by Italian owners who renamed her Loreto. In 1942 a Royal Navy submarine sank her in the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 130 British Indian Army prisoners of war who were aboard.
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Builder | Sunderland Shipbuilding Co, Sunderland |
Yard number | 268 |
Launched | 25 January 1912 |
Completed | 1912 |
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Fate | Sunk, 13 October 1942 |
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Length | 223.0 ft (68.0 m) |
Beam | 33.0 ft (10.1 m) |
Depth | 13.8 ft (4.2 m) |
Installed power | 127 NHP |
Propulsion | 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine; single screw |
Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
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