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Hearts of Oak
Athel Line
Ships
Tankers Ltd
Ships
Scottish American
SCOTTISH
AMERICAN
6,981 grt
Built
1920 by Sir James Laing & Sons, Sunderland
for
Tankers Ltd, London.
1924
: 25th-27th July :
There was an immense explosion and ensuing fire at the Nederlands Petroleum Asphalt Maatschappij ( NedPAM ), which caused massive damage to the town of Vlissingen,
Netherlands. The SCOTTISH AMERICAN was at the dock, at the time, and had to be
towed clear.
1940
: 28th April, at 0129hrs, the Scottish American was hit by one
torpedo from
U-13
and caught fire, position 58.41N 04.40W. The U-boat had fired the last torpedo and left the tanker down by
the bows, but the ship was salvaged and returned to service after being towed
in, repaired and used for storage.
1940
owners became The Admiralty, London.
1948
returned to Tankers Ltd, London.
1949
sold to Cia. Atlantica Pacifica S.A., Panama renamed FAIRWATER.
1954
scrapped Trieste.
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