SS Petrella
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SS Petrella was a German merchant ship, which was torpedoed and sunk on 8 February 1944, north of Souda Bay, Crete, killing some 2,670 of the Italian POWs aboard.[2]
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Owner |
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Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Gironde, Graville, Le Havre |
Launched | 3 February 1923 |
In service | 10 August 1923 |
Identification | Official number: 5606113 |
Fate | Transferred to Italy, 10 July 1941 |
Italy | |
Name | Capo Pino |
Owner | Government of Italy |
Operator | Cia Genovese di Navigazione à Vapore SA, Genoa |
Acquired | 10 July 1941 |
Fate | Captured by Germany, 8 September 1943 |
Germany | |
Name | Petrella |
Owner | Mittelmeer-Reederei GmbH |
Acquired | 8 September 1943 |
Fate | Sunk, 8 February 1944 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Cargo liner |
Tonnage | |
Length | 110.6 m (362 ft 10 in) o/a |
Beam | 14.98 m (49 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion | 1 × 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) 3-cylinder inverted triple expansion steam engine, 1 shaft |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
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