SS Nailsea Meadow

SS Nailsea Meadow was a freighter sunk in the Second World War by the German submarine U-196 on 11 May 1943. She was carrying war materiel and supplies.

History
Name: SS Nailsea Meadow
Owner: E.R. Management Co Ltd, Cardiff[1]
Port of registry: Cardiff, Wales[1]
Route: Hampton Roads - New York - Trinidad - Cape Town - Durban - Bombay - Karachi[1]
Builder: Bartram & Sons Ltd, South Dock, Sunderland[1]
Launched: 18 December 1936[2]
Completed: 23 February 1937
Fate: Torpedoed by U-196
General characteristics
Tonnage: 4,962 tons[1]
Crew: 44 crew

Wreck

The Nailsea Meadow was found in 1997 by Emlyn Brown working with the National Underwater and Marine Agency and Clive Cussler, at first believing it to be the lost SS Waratah.[3] On closer examination in 2001, it was declared to be the Nailsea Meadow.

See also

References
  1. "Nailsea Meadow (British Steam merchant)". Uboat.net.
  2. http://www.searlecanada.org/sunderland/sunderland141.html
  3. http://www.numa.net/expeditions/waratah/

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