SS Phryné

History
Name: Phryné
Owner: Société Navale Caennaise (Lamy G. & Cie)
Port of registry: France Rouen, France
Builder: Société des Chantiers de Normandie - Laporte & Cie.
Completed: 1938
Maiden voyage: 1938
In service: 1938
Out of service: 24 September 1939
Fate: Struck a mine and sunk
General characteristics
Type: cargo ship
Tonnage: 2,660 GRT
Length: 98.3 metres (322 ft 6 in)
Beam: 13.3 metres (43 ft 8 in)
Depth: 6.5 metres (21 ft 4 in)
Installed power: Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion: Screw propeller
Speed: 11 knots

SS Phryné was a French cargo ship that hit a mine laid by U-13 in the North Sea 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) off the Aldeburgh Lightship, while she was travelling from Immingham, United Kingdom to Bayonne, France.

Construction

Phryné was constructed in 1938 at the Société des Chantiers de Normandie - Laporte & Cie. shipyard in Rouen, France. She was completed in 1938 and she was named Phryné and served from 1938 until her demise in 1939.

The ship was 98.3 metres (322 ft 6 in) long, with a beam of 13.3 metres (43 ft 8 in) and a depth of 6.5 metres (21 ft 4 in). The ship was assessed at 2,660 GRT. She had a Triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller and one boiler. The engine was rated at 225 nhp.

Sinking

On 24 September 1939, Phryné was on a voyage from Immingham, United Kingdom to Bayonne, France when she hit a mine laid by the German submarine U-13 in the North Sea. The crew were rescued by the Royal Navy destroyers Boreas and Brazen. There were no casualties.[1]

Wreck

The wreck position is currently unknown.

References

  1. "Phryné". Wrecksite. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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