MV Kerlogue
Irish ship attacked in the Second World War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The MV Kerlogue[1] was an Irish ship attacked in World War II that has become the exemplar of neutral Irish ships during the war. The Kerlogue was a very small ship that was attacked by both sides and rescued people from both sides. She was almost sunk by a German mine and was strafed by the No. 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron of the Royal Air Force. She rescued the Wild Rose of Liverpool and the survivors of the German destroyer Z27 and its escort, the survivors of which, in the latter case, were brought back to Ireland and interned until the end of hostilities.
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MV Kerlogue, passing Dalkey Island, from an oil painting by Kenneth King | |
History | |
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Ireland | |
Name | Kerlogue |
Owner | Wexford Steamship Company |
Port of registry | Wexford |
Builder | Rotterdam |
Launched | 1938 |
Completed | February 1938 |
Fate | Wrecked off Tromsø in 1960 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 335 GRT |
Length | 142 ft (43 m) |
Deck clearance | 1 ft (0.30 m) |
Crew | 11 |
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