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S.S. IOANNIS FAFALIOS, glass negative

Hansen, Leslie W.

Starboard broadside view of S.S. IOANNIS FAFALIOS at Cardiff Docks, c.1937.

IOANNIS FAFALIOS (5671gt). Built 1919 by Merchant Shipbuilding Corp., Chester Pa., USA with a triple-expansion engine by Hooven, Owens & Rentschler Co., Hamilton, Ohio. She was launched as the TERRE HAUT for the United States Shipping Board. Sold in 1930 to the Munson Steamship Line of New York, and renamed MUNTROPIC. 1937 - Sold to S. & D. Fafalios of Chios and renamed IOANNIS FAFALIOS. While on a voyage from Durban to Aden with a cargo of coal and 33 crew, she was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-861 on 5th September 1944, 300 miles northeast of Mombasa. At the time of her sinking, she had been requisitioned by the Admiralty and was being used as a collier. Seven of her crew and one gunner were lost.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

79.76I/771

Historical Associations

Association Type: place name

Creation/Production

Hansen, Leslie W.

Acquisition

Purchase, 20/9/1979

Measurements

Length (mm): 120
Width (mm): 164

Techniques

gelatin dry plate glass negative
glass negative
negative

Material

glass

Location

In store

Categories

Classification

water transportation transportation steam powered (water)
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