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| Rank: | 2nd Radio Off | ||
| Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | Merchant Navy | ||
| Name of Rgt or Ship: | M.V. Doryssa (London) | ||
| Died: | 25/04/1943 | Age: | 36 |
| Country of burial: | Lost at Sea | Grave Photo: | Yes |
| Cemetery or Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | ||
| Town Memorial: | Not Listed | ||
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The Doryssa was built in 1938, an oil tanker, it's gross register tonnage was 8078, it was 483 feet long, 59 feet wide and could make 12 knots. A tanker, it was one of 93 oil tanker ships operated by the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd (Shell Oil) St. Helen's Court, Leadenhall St, London EC3. Off the coast of South Africa, bound to the Persian Gulf, on the 25/04/43 she was shelled by Italian Submarine Leonardo Da Vinci and sank in position - 37.03S 24.03E. There were 11 survivors, but 53 crew/???s were lost. | |||
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