SS Phryné

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.

History
Name:	Phryné
Owner:	Société Navale Caennaise (Lamy G. & Cie)
Port of registry:	Rouen, France
Builder:	Société des Chantiers de Normandie - Laporte & Cie.
Completed:	February 1939
Fate:	Struck a mine and sunk 24 September 1939
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

Construction

Phryné was constructed in 1938 at the Société des Chantiers de Normandie - Laporte & Cie. shipyard in Rouen, France. She was completed 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]

References

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