SS Gretafield
From Graces Guide
S.S. Gretafield was an oil tanker built by Cammell, Laird and Co. Completed in 1928.
Owner: Hunting and Son Ltd, Northern Petroleum Tank Steamship Co Ltd.
10191 grt. Dimensions: 152.4 x 20.7 x 11.3 m. Engine: One Cammell Laird quadruple expansion engine and L.P. turbine. 4 boilers, single shaft [1]
She sank east of Wick on 14 February 1940, after being torpedoed while on route from Curaçao to Invergordon via Halifax, carrying 13,000 tons of fuel oil. Ten crew members and one gunner were lost. The master and 29 crew members were picked up by Royal Navy vessels.
For more information, see here[2]
The ship's name was used again for MV Gretafield, completed in 1952.
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