MARYLAND
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date24 March 1921
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 360 11/12' x breadth 50 1/12' x depth 34 5/6'
Gross Tonnage: 4895 ton
Gross Tonnage: 4895 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002387
Keywords
Yard Number: 679
Fate: Torpedoed by German Submarine,15 February 1940, Lat. 57-09 North Longitude 12-00 West. One wrecked lifeboat was found at North Uist.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel, 2 decks, fitted for oil fuel.
Owners:
1922: Det Forenede Dampskibs, Copenhagen.
General History:
15/04/1922: there was a fire aboard this vessel which caused considerable damage.
Torpedoed by German Submarine U50 commanded by Captain Bauer, 15 February 1940. The S.S. MARYLAND had departed Maderia on 7 February 1940 for Copenhagen carrying oil cake. She radioed her position on 9 February and was reported missing thereafter. One wrecked lifeboat was found at North Uist. All 32 crew were presumed dead with no survivors found.
Jurgen Rohwer (1983), 'Axis Submarine Successes' (Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD)
A list of crew can be found here: https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship256.html
Note: a triple expansion engine by Hall, Russell with 23", 42" and 71" cylinders, 41" stroke, 327 NHP
