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British Mariner
Posted by: dmac ()
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.

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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


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