D/S John Drayton
- Call sign
- KGGR
- Shipping company
- Nationality
USA- Home port
Shipyard
- Name
- Build year
- 1942
- Yard number
- 34
- Month of delivery
- September
Other
- Participant in WW2
- Torpedoed, 21.4.1943
- Civilian ship
Tonnage
- Gross tonnage:
- 7.177
- Net tonnage:
- 4.375
Engine
- Propulsion:
- Engine size:
- NHK 339
Dimensions
- Length:
- 422.8'
- Beam:
- 57.0'
- Draft:
- 34.8'
HISTORIKK:
v/H. Larsson-FeddeLIBERTY SKIP: Type EC2-S-C1
09/1942: Levert som D/S JOHN DRAYTON til United States War Shipping Adm., Wilmington, USA.
04/1943: Torpedert og senket den 21/4-1943 av Italiensk ubåt LEONARD DA VINCI i posisjon
S 32.10', E 34.50' øst av Durban på reise fra Bahrain til Cape Town, Sør-Afrika i ballast.
Se også:
http://merchantships2.tripod.com/charlie/veerhavendavinci.html
https://samilhistory.com/2017/04/26/the-leonardo-da-vinci-wreaks-havoc-off-south-africas-coastline/Shipwreck location
Latitude: -32
Longitude: 34Sources
