SS Supetar
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Owner | Petrinovic & Co. |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | William Gray & Co. Ltd. |
| Yard number | 765 |
| Launched | 20 May 1909 |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk 12 June 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,748 GRT |
| Length | 111.1 metres (364 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 15.5 metres (50 ft 10 in) |
| Depth | 7 metres (23 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power | 1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Speed | 8.5 knots |
| Crew | 35 |
SS Supetar was a Yugoslavian Cargo ship that was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-16 on 12 June 1942 in the Indian Ocean, 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Beira, Mozambique.[1]