The liner Narkunda SS, Capt. L. Parfitt, D.S.C., was serving as an auxiliary transport during the Allied landings in French North Africa in November, 1942. She disembarked her troops at Bougie and had turned about for home when, toward evening on the 14th, she was bombed and sunk some distance off Bougie. Thirty-one persons were killed. Capt. Parfitt was among the survivors.
The Narkunda was put into service in 1920, a passenger ship of the British shipping company Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P & O), which was used in passenger and mail traffic from the UK to Australia and later the Far East. From 1940 she served as a troop ship until 14 November 1942 was sunk on the Algerian coast during a German air raid.
The steamship Narkunda was ordered in 1913 and built at Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The First World War delayed the construction of the ship considerably. Only on 25 April 1918 was the 16,227-ton Narkunda be left at Harland & Wolff of the stack. My 1913 also commissioned piece sister ship, the Naldera (15,825 GRT), was built at Caird & Company in Greenock, Scotland in December 1917 and ran from the stack.The 177.22 meter long and 21.16 meter long passenger and mail ship Narkunda had three funnels, two masts and two propellers and was powered by quadruple expansion steam engines, which contributed 15,300 PSI and propel the ship at up to 17.5 knots could . The passenger accommodations were designed for 426 passengers in First and 247 passengers in second class. The Narkunda and Naldera were P & O first three choir Steiner, the first with a rounded cruiser stern and also the then largest ships of the company. The Narkunda expired on 30 March 1920 on her maiden voyage from. In her early years she was employed in the postal service from England to the Mediterranean to Australia. 1927 was converted from coal to oil burning. In 1931 she was transferred to the route to the Far East and went to different ports.After the outbreak of the Second World War led Narkunda its first passenger service further and ran in among other Shanghai and Cape Town until 1940 when it was by the British Admiralty as troop transports and auxiliary cruiser. She came during the Allied invasion of North Africa (see Operation Torch) were used.After they had brought Allied troops in the Algerian port city of Bougie on land, the Narkunda made under the command of Captain L. Parfitt, DSC, on the return journey to the UK. On the evening of 14 November 1942 the Narkunda was not far bombarded by Bougie and sunk by German fighter pilots (position 46.52N/5.01E). 31 people were killed. The Narkunda was the third and last P & O ship that was lost in the area. Parfitt captain survived and was later awarded the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea.
Depth: 31 M
The Narkunda was put into service in 1920, a passenger ship of the British shipping company Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P & O), which was used in passenger and mail traffic from the UK to Australia and later the Far East. From 1940 she served as a troop ship until 14 November 1942 was sunk on the Algerian coast during a German air raid.
The steamship Narkunda was ordered in 1913 and built at Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The First World War delayed the construction of the ship considerably. Only on 25 April 1918 was the 16,227-ton Narkunda be left at Harland & Wolff of the stack. My 1913 also commissioned piece sister ship, the Naldera (15,825 GRT), was built at Caird & Company in Greenock, Scotland in December 1917 and ran from the stack.The 177.22 meter long and 21.16 meter long passenger and mail ship Narkunda had three funnels, two masts and two propellers and was powered by quadruple expansion steam engines, which contributed 15,300 PSI and propel the ship at up to 17.5 knots could . The passenger accommodations were designed for 426 passengers in First and 247 passengers in second class. The Narkunda and Naldera were P & O first three choir Steiner, the first with a rounded cruiser stern and also the then largest ships of the company. The Narkunda expired on 30 March 1920 on her maiden voyage from. In her early years she was employed in the postal service from England to the Mediterranean to Australia. 1927 was converted from coal to oil burning. In 1931 she was transferred to the route to the Far East and went to different ports.After the outbreak of the Second World War led Narkunda its first passenger service further and ran in among other Shanghai and Cape Town until 1940 when it was by the British Admiralty as troop transports and auxiliary cruiser. She came during the Allied invasion of North Africa (see Operation Torch) were used.After they had brought Allied troops in the Algerian port city of Bougie on land, the Narkunda made under the command of Captain L. Parfitt, DSC, on the return journey to the UK. On the evening of 14 November 1942 the Narkunda was not far bombarded by Bougie and sunk by German fighter pilots (position 46.52N/5.01E). 31 people were killed. The Narkunda was the third and last P & O ship that was lost in the area. Parfitt captain survived and was later awarded the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea.
Depth: 31 M
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