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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Corinthic |
| Owner | W.H. Cockerline & Co[1] |
| Port of registry | Hull[1] |
| Builder | Irvine's Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Ltd,[1] Middleton Shipyard, West Hartlepool |
| Yard number | 617[3] |
| Completed | June 1924[1] |
| Out of service | 13 April 1941[4] |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk on 13 April 1941[4] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | cargo steamship[4] |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 390.1 feet (118.9 m)[1] p/p |
| Beam | 55.5 feet (16.9 m)[1] |
| Draught | 24 feet 4+1⁄2 inches (7.43 m)[1] |
| Depth | 26.2 feet (8.0 m)[1] |
| Installed power | 442 NHP[1] |
| Propulsion | |
| Crew | 39 + two DEMS gunners (1941)[4] |
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SS Corinthic was a British cargo steamship. She was built on Teesside in 1924, sailed in a number of convoys in the Second World War, survived an overwhelming German attack on Convoy SC 7 October 1940, but was sunk by a German U-boat off West Africa in April 1941.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Lloyd's Register, Steamers and Motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1931. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ a b Lloyd's Register, Steamers and Motorships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1941. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Allen, Tony (1 July 2013). "SS Corinthic (+1941)". The Wreck Site. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d Helgason, Guðmundur (1995–2013). "Corinthic". Ships hit by U-boats. Guðmundur Helgason. Retrieved 5 August 2013.