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British Mariner
Posted by:
dmac
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Date: March 04, 2012 04:39AM
This website shows that the British Mariner was hit by U-126, towed to Freetown, and:
"It was planned to scuttled the hulk off Freetown in 1946, but she was bought by the salvage company W.E. Rippon & Son and 1948 renamed Tex-Africa."
My father was in charge of the hulk when it was towed from Freetown to Lagos, but I haven't been able to find any other reference to Rippon or to the Tex-Africa. Would anyone have any further information on the post-war history of this vessel?
Regards.
"It was planned to scuttled the hulk off Freetown in 1946, but she was bought by the salvage company W.E. Rippon & Son and 1948 renamed Tex-Africa."
My father was in charge of the hulk when it was towed from Freetown to Lagos, but I haven't been able to find any other reference to Rippon or to the Tex-Africa. Would anyone have any further information on the post-war history of this vessel?
Regards.
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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British Mariner | dmac | 03/04/2012 04:39AM |
Re: British Mariner | jcrt | 03/06/2012 10:44AM |
Re: British Mariner | phil morgan | 03/06/2012 08:17PM |