SS Volo

History
United Kingdom
Name	Volo
Namesake	Volos, Greece
Operator	Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd, Hull
Port of registry	Hull
Builder	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Yard number	1582
Launched	15 February 1938
Completed	April 1938
Out of service	28 December 1941
Identification	Call sign GFFK; ; UK official number 165701;
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk on 28 December 1941
General characteristics
Class & type	cargo steamship
Tonnage	1,587 GRT; tonnage under deck 1,220; 768 NRT;
Length	283.9 feet (86.5 m) p/p
Beam	40.2 feet (12.3 m)
Draught	17 feet 0 inches (5.18 m)
Depth	15.7 feet (4.8 m)
Ice class	"strengthened for navigation in ice"
Installed power	335 NHP
Propulsion	triple-expansion steam engine;; low-pressure steam turbine;; single screw;
Crew	30 crew + 8 DEMS gunners
Sensors &; processing systems	wireless direction finding
Notes	sister ship: Tasso

NameVolo

NamesakeVolos, Greece

OperatorEllerman's Wilson Line Ltd, Hull

Port of registryHull

SS Volo was a British steam cargo ship that was built on Tyneside in 1938 and sunk by a German U-boat in the Mediterranean Sea off North Africa in 1941. 23 people on board the Volo died as a result of the attack.

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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1941
Shipwrecks	2 Dec: Virsaitis 6 Dec: HMS Perseus 7 Dec: USS Arizona, USS California, USS Cassin, Cynthia Olson, USS Downes, Ha-19, M-16, M-18, M-20, M-22, USS Nevada, USS Oglala, USS Oklahoma, Sauternes, USS Shaw, U-208, USS Utah, USS West Virginia, HMCS Windflower 8 Dec: SS Capillo, Nisqually, USS Penguin, HMS Peterel, Ravnaas 10 Dec: HMS Banka, USS Bittern, I-70, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Repulse, Takao Maru, No. 10, USS YP-16 11 Dec: Hayate, Kisaragi, HMS Lady Shirley 12 Dec: Awazisan Maru, HMS Moth, HMS Tamar 13 Dec: Alberico da Barbiano, Alberto di Giussano 14 Dec: HMS Galatea 15 Dec: Empire Barracuda, HNLMS O 16, U-127 16 Dec: U-557 17 Dec: Corregidor, Ro-66, Shinonome, U-131 18 Dec: U-434 19 Dec: HMS Neptune, HNLMS O 20, HMS Stanley, U-574 20 Dec: Emidio, HMS Kandahar 21 Dec: HMS Audacity, HMS Cicala, HNLMS K XVII, U-451, U-567 23 Dec: Hayataka Maru, Montebello, Patrol Boat No. 32, Patrol Boat No. 33, Shuntien, U-79 24 Dec: Absaroka, HNLMS K XVI, USS Rochester, Sagiri, HMS Salvia 25 Dec: Empire Dragon, USS Sealion, HMS Thracian 26 Dec: Unyo Maru No. 2 27 Dec: Arayat, Canlaon 28 Dec: Banahao, DCH-1, U-75, Volo, SS Connecticut 29 Dec: BRP Banahaw, Ro-60 Unknown date: HMS H31, USS Nereus, HMS Triumph, Vizcaya
Other incidents	7 Dec: USS Gamble, USS Maryland, USS Pennsylvania, USS Tennessee, USS Thresher, USS Vestal 8 Dec: Awazisan Maru, USS Thresher 9 Dec: I-10 10 Dec: Oigawa Maru, USS Sealion 11 Dec: HMS Jackal 16 Dec: HMS Thracian 17 Dec: Ro-62 20 Dec: USS Pompano 24 Dec: Absaroka 31 Dec: Ruth Alexander
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SS Volo

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United Kingdom
Name	Volo
Namesake	Volos, Greece
Operator	Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd, Hull
Port of registry	Hull
Builder	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd,^[1] Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Yard number	1582^[2]
Launched	15 February 1938
Completed	April 1938^[1]
Out of service	28 December 1941^[3]
Identification	Call sign GFFK^[1] UK official number 165701^[1]
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk on 28 December 1941


General characteristics
Class & type	cargo steamship
Tonnage	1,587 GRT^[1] tonnage under deck 1,220^[1] 768 NRT^[1]
Length	283.9 feet (86.5 m)^[1] p/p
Beam	40.2 feet (12.3 m)^[1]
Draught	17 feet 0 inches (5.18 m)^[1]
Depth	15.7 feet (4.8 m)^[1]
Ice class	"strengthened for navigation in ice"^[1]
Installed power	335 NHP^[1]
Propulsion	triple-expansion steam engine; low-pressure steam turbine; single screw^[1]
Crew	30 crew + 8 DEMS gunners^[3]
Sensors & processing systems	wireless direction finding^[1]
Notes	sister ship: Tasso