SS Supetar

History
Yugoslavia
Name	Caterino (1909-1921) Maria N. Roussos (1921-1935) Supetar (1935-1942)
Owner	Petrinovic & Co.
Port of registry	Split, Yugoslavia
Builder	William Gray & Co. Ltd.
Yard number	765
Launched	20 May 1909
Completed	1909
Identification	YTFO
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk 12 June 1942
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	3,748 GRT
Length	111.1 metres (364 ft 6 in)
Beam	15.5 metres (50 ft 10 in)
Depth	7 metres (23 ft 0 in)
Installed power	1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller
Speed	8.5 knots
Crew	35

SS Supetar was a Yugoslavian Cargo ship that was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-16 on 12 June 1942 in the Indian Ocean, 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Beira, Mozambique.^[1]

Construction

Supetar was built at the William Gray & Co. Ltd. shipyard in West Hartlepool, County Durham, North East England in 1909. Where she was launched and completed that same year. The ship was 111.1 metres (364 ft 6 in) long, had a beam of 15.5 metres (50 ft 10 in) and a depth of 7 metres (23 ft 0 in). She was assessed at 3,748 GRT and had 1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion engine driving a single screw propeller. The ship could reach a maximum speed of 8.5 knots.^[1]

Sinking

Supetar was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-16 on 12 June 1942 in the Indian Ocean, 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Beira, Mozambique. All crew on board at the time of the sinking survived.^[1]

References

1. "SS Supetar (+1942)". wrecksite.eu. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2020.