Rudyard Kipling (ship)
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The Rudyard Kipling was a British steam trawler launched in 1920 that undertook fishing operations off the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland for almost 20 years. On 16 September 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II, the trawler was captured 40 miles (64 km) west of Clare Island by the German submarine U-27. After removing food, equipment, and the crew from the ship, the Germans sunk her with the use of scuttling charges. Several hours later the crew of the Rudyard Kipling were cast adrift 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the coast of Ireland. They eventually landed their lifeboats at Killybegs.
The steam trawler Rudyard Kipling. | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Rudyard Kipling |
Namesake | Rudyard Kipling |
Owner | |
Port of registry |
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Builder | Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby[1] |
Yard number | 686[2] |
Launched | 11 November 1920[2] |
Completed | February 1921[1] |
In service | 1920–1939[1][2] |
Identification | FD 33[1] |
Fate | Sunk by U-27 on 16 September 1939[1][2] |
General characteristics [1][2] | |
Tonnage | 333 |
Length | 138.8 ft (42.3 m) |
Beam | 23.7 ft (7.2 m) |
Draught | 12.9 ft (3.9 m) |
Propulsion | T.3-cylinder by C. D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull |
Crew | 13 |
The Rudyard Kipling was the 27th merchant ship, the 26th British merchant ship, and the second British trawler to be sunk by a German U-boat in World War II.