SS Pampa was a French ocean liner converted into a troopship in world War I, which was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 84 nautical miles (156 km) east of Valletta, Malta by SM UC-22 (
Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 117 lives.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | SS Pampa |
| Owner | Société Générale de Transport Maritimes |
| Builder | London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched | 16 August 1906 |
| Completed | 1906 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk on 27 August 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 4,471 GRT |
| Length | 124.4 m |
| Beam | 14.4 m |
| Height | 9 m |
| Installed power | 531 n.h.p. |
| Speed | max. 16 knots |
| Capacity |
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The Pampa was built as an ocean liner for service between Marseille and South-America. The ship was requisitioned by the Army and converted into a troop ship for use in World War I.
On 27 August 1918, she was sailing with French soldiers on board from Marseille via Bizerte to Thessaloniki in a convoy consisting of 5 other transport ships and 4 destroyers. She was torpedoed at 03:30 by German U-boat SM UC-22, commanded by Eberhard Weichold. She sank at 04:20, 84 nautical miles (156 km) east of Malta, causing the death of 117 soldiers.
Sources
edit- Pages 14-18 discussions Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Wreck site
- U-boat.net
- The Pampa in the Clydebuilt Ships Database (with image)
References
edit- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Pampa". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.