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Port of registry | |
Route | Bordeaux - Rotterdam - Le Havre - New York (1919-21) |
Builder | J F Duthie, Seattle, Washington |
Yard number | 23 |
Launched | 26 April 1919 |
Completed | June 1919 |
Out of service | 16 November 1942 |
Identification |
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Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by U-608 |
General characteristics | |
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Installed power | 1 x triple expansion steam engine |
Propulsion | Single screw |
Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h) |
Crew | 33 |
Notes | Built to Design 1013 |
Irish Pine was a 5,621 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1919 for the United States Maritime Commission (USMC) and named West Hematite. She was chartered in 1941 by Irish Shipping Ltd and renamed Irish Pine. On 16 November 1942, Irish Pine was torpedoed and sunk by U-608.