SS Argo (1898 Napier)

SS Argo was a Finnish Cargo ship that the Soviet submarine Shch-317 torpedoed on 16 June 1942 in the Gulf of Finland between Bogskär and Utö, Finland.[1]

History
Name:
  • Camperdown (1898-1912)
  • Elisabeth (1912-1919)
  • Odessa (1919-1924)
  • Argo (1924-1942)
Owner: Rederi A/B Ponape
Builder: Napier R. & Sons
Yard number: 464
Launched: 7 June 1898
Completed: 1898
Acquired: 1898
Maiden voyage: 1898
In service: 1898
Out of service: 16 June 1942
Identification:
  • OFCD
  • IMO/Off. no.: 891
Fate: Torpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
Type: Cargo ship
Tonnage: 2,513 GRT
Length: 98.5 metres (323 ft 2 in)
Beam: 13.47 metres (44 ft 2 in)
Depth: 6.22 metres (20 ft 5 in)
Installed power: 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engine
Propulsion: Screw propeller
Speed: 8.5 knots
Crew: 23

Construction

Argo was built at the Napier R. & Sons shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1898. Where she was launched and completed that same year. The ship was 98.5 metres (323 ft 2 in) long, had a beam of 13.47 metres (44 ft 2 in) and had a depth of 6.22 metres (20 ft 5 in). She was assessed at 2,513 GRT and had 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engine driving a screw propeller. The ship could reach a maximum speed of 8.5 knots and could generate 832 n.h.p.[2]

Sinking

Argo was torpedoed and sunk by the Soviet submarine Shch-317 torpedoed on 16 June 1942 in the Gulf of Finland between Bogskär and Utö, Finland. The sinking claimed the lives of 9 of her crew and the 14 survivors were rescued by the Swedish merchant ship Ulla, who herself was nearly torpedoed by the same Soviet submarine.[1]

Wreck

The wreck of Argo lies at (59°21′N 20°14′E), but the current condition of the wreck is unknown.[2]

References
  1. "ShCh-317". uboat.net. 1995. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. "SS Argo [+1942]". wrecksite.eu. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2020.


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