SS Corsea

History
Name
  • SS Corsea (1921–1953)
  • SS Nylandia (1953–1958)
Owner
BuilderSamuel Peter Austin & Son, Sunderland
Yard number294
Launched18 October 1921
Completed24 November 1921
FateScrapped in 1958
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length312.5 ft (95.3 m)
Beam45.3 ft (13.8 m)
Depth20.8 ft (6.3 m)
Installed power268 nhp
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine

SS Corsea, a laden 2,674 GRT William Cory & Son collier in convoy FS 32 on 11 November 1940, was damaged by a Junkers Ju 87 Stuka bomber. There were no casualties, and the ship reached the Thames safely. Two other colliers in the same convoy (SS Colonel Crompton and SS Corduff) were bombed by the same Luftwaffe group at the same time.[1]

  1. ^ (Sources--Nat Archive files ADM 199/375, ADM 199/1601, Lloyd's Lists, HMSO Lists of Shipping Losses).