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Pulpit Point - (1926-1933)
See also : Winamac (2) - (1941-1942)
"Pulpit Point", seen here before her launch, was built in 1926.
Renamed as the second "Winamac" in 1934.
Torpedoed and sunk on 31.08.1942.
"Pulpit Point", seen here at her launch.
"Pulpit Point", seen here at Melbourne, Australia, in the thirties.
( Photo thanks to K. M. Winger )
"Pulpit Point".
SS PULPIT POINT
built by Lithgows Port Glasgow, Yard No 792
Last Name: WINAMAC (1934)
Launched: Friday, 27/08/1926
Built: 1926
Ship Type: Tanker
Tonnage: 8621 grt
Length: 460 feet
Breadth: 62.8 feet
Owner History:
Vacuum Oil Company
1933 Standard Transportation Co., Hong Kong
1941 Socony-Vacuum Transportation Co., London
Status: Torpedoed & Sunk - 31/08/1942
Remarks: Torpedoed by U.66 in 10.36N 54.34W on passage Trinidad for Azores with fuel oil.
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The Miramar Ship Index for "PULPIT POINT"
IDNo:
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1149732
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Year:
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1926
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Name:
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PULPIT POINT
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Launch Date:
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27.08.1926
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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10.1926
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Flag:
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GBR
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Keel:
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Tons:
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8621
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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792
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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140.2
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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19.1
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Builder:
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Lithgows
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Port Glasgow
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-11
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Subsequent History:
1934 WINAMAC
Disposal Data:
Torpedoed and sunk 10.36 N / 54.34 W on 31.08.1942.
History :
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Main Owner
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149732
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1149732
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1926
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PULPIT POINT
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8621
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Vacuum Oil Co.
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149732
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1149732
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1926
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WINAMAC
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8621
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1934
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Standard Tptn Co.
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Additional Information from the Starke & Schell Ships-registers ;
PULPIT POINT - 1926 BR 1T (aft) (11)
8,621 GRT for Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., London 460.0 x 62.8
Tanker built by Lithgows, Ltd., Port Glasgow (10) #792 149732
1933 - Standard Transportation Co., Ltd., Hong Kong
1934 - WINAMAC, s/o
1941 - Socony-Vacuum Transportation Co., Ltd., London
Torpedoed and sunk by U 66, 31 Aug 1942, in 10.36N-54.34W,
voyage Trinidad - St. Michaels, Azores, fuel oil.
Additional information from Uboat.net :
Name: Winamac
Type: Steam tanker
Tonnage: 8.621 tons
Completed: 1926
Owner: Socony Vacuum Transportation Co Ltd, Montreal
Homeport: London
Date of attack: 31 Aug, 1942
Nationality: British
Fate: Sunk by U-66 (Friedrich Markworth)
Position: 10.36N, 54.34W - Grid EE 9590
- See location on a map -
Complement: ? men (? dead and ? survivors).
Convoy: -
Route: -
Cargo: -
History: -
Notes on loss: -