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MV Daronia
MV Daronia was a 1930s British oil tanker owned by Anglo-Saxon Petroleum, a British subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell. She was launched in 1938 by Hawthorn, Leslie in North East England and completed in 1939. She was one of a class of 20 similar tankers built for Anglo-Saxon.
In 1944, Daronia survived being hit by two German torpedoes during World War II. Shell withdrew Daronia from service in 1960, and she was scrapped in November of that year.
Hawthorn, Leslie & Co built Daronia at its Hebburn yard on the River Tyne in North East England as yard number 617. She was launched on 19 December 1938 and completed in February 1939. Her registered length was 465.3 ft (141.8 m), her beam was 59.3 ft (18.1 m), and her depth was 33.8 ft (10.3 m). Her tonnages were 8,139 GRT, 4,784 NRT, and 12,000 DWT.
Daronia was a motor ship. She had a Werkspoor-type eight-cylinder, four-stroke single-acting diesel engine, built by Hawthorn, Leslie, and rated at 502 NHP, which gave her a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h).
Anglo-Saxon registered Daronia at the Port of London. Her UK official number was 167186, and her wireless telegraphy Maritime call sign was GQGB.
On 18 August 1944, Daronia left Durban, South Africa, in ballast with a deck cargo of empty oil drums and general cargo. She was part of Convoy DN-68, sailing northwards in the Indian Ocean for dispersal along the East African coast.
At 19:41 hrs on 20 August, Daronia was positioned between South Africa and Madagascar at 31°10′S 38°00′E / 31.167°S 38.000°E when the Kriegsmarine Type IXD U-boat U-861, commanded by Korvettenkapitän Jürgen Oesten, struck her with two torpedoes. Despite the hits, Daronia did not sink, and Captain Ritchie managed to return the ship safely to Durban, where she arrived on 26 August. She remained there for the remainder of World War II. After the war, Daronia was repaired and returned to service in February 1946.
On 28 April 1958, Daronia was in Balikpapan Harbour, in the East Kalimantan Province of Borneo, when a Douglas B-26 Invader bomber aircraft, flown by the CIA and painted black with no markings, attacked the Shell oil terminal there. The Invader first bombed a larger tanker, Eagle Oil and Shipping's San Flaviano, setting her on fire and sinking her, and then attacked Daronia.
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MV Daronia
MV Daronia was a 1930s British oil tanker owned by Anglo-Saxon Petroleum, a British subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell. She was launched in 1938 by Hawthorn, Leslie in North East England and completed in 1939. She was one of a class of 20 similar tankers built for Anglo-Saxon.
In 1944, Daronia survived being hit by two German torpedoes during World War II. Shell withdrew Daronia from service in 1960, and she was scrapped in November of that year.
Hawthorn, Leslie & Co built Daronia at its Hebburn yard on the River Tyne in North East England as yard number 617. She was launched on 19 December 1938 and completed in February 1939. Her registered length was 465.3 ft (141.8 m), her beam was 59.3 ft (18.1 m), and her depth was 33.8 ft (10.3 m). Her tonnages were 8,139 GRT, 4,784 NRT, and 12,000 DWT.
Daronia was a motor ship. She had a Werkspoor-type eight-cylinder, four-stroke single-acting diesel engine, built by Hawthorn, Leslie, and rated at 502 NHP, which gave her a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h).
Anglo-Saxon registered Daronia at the Port of London. Her UK official number was 167186, and her wireless telegraphy Maritime call sign was GQGB.
On 18 August 1944, Daronia left Durban, South Africa, in ballast with a deck cargo of empty oil drums and general cargo. She was part of Convoy DN-68, sailing northwards in the Indian Ocean for dispersal along the East African coast.
At 19:41 hrs on 20 August, Daronia was positioned between South Africa and Madagascar at 31°10′S 38°00′E / 31.167°S 38.000°E when the Kriegsmarine Type IXD U-boat U-861, commanded by Korvettenkapitän Jürgen Oesten, struck her with two torpedoes. Despite the hits, Daronia did not sink, and Captain Ritchie managed to return the ship safely to Durban, where she arrived on 26 August. She remained there for the remainder of World War II. After the war, Daronia was repaired and returned to service in February 1946.
On 28 April 1958, Daronia was in Balikpapan Harbour, in the East Kalimantan Province of Borneo, when a Douglas B-26 Invader bomber aircraft, flown by the CIA and painted black with no markings, attacked the Shell oil terminal there. The Invader first bombed a larger tanker, Eagle Oil and Shipping's San Flaviano, setting her on fire and sinking her, and then attacked Daronia.