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.hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Mumbles_lifeboat_disaster" title="Mumbles lifeboat disaster">Mumbles lifeboat disaster</a></div> <table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Liberty_ship_at_sea.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Liberty_ship_at_sea.jpg/300px-Liberty_ship_at_sea.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Liberty_ship_at_sea.jpg/450px-Liberty_ship_at_sea.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Liberty_ship_at_sea.jpg/600px-Liberty_ship_at_sea.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4331" data-file-height="3451" /></a></span><div>A Liberty ship at sea</div> </td></tr><tr><th 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States</span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td><i>Peleg Wadsworth</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Namesake</td><td><a href="/wiki/Peleg_Wadsworth" title="Peleg Wadsworth">Peleg Wadsworth</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><a href="/wiki/New_England_Shipbuilding_Corporation" title="New England Shipbuilding Corporation">New England Shipbuilding Corporation</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Portland,_Maine" title="South Portland, Maine">South Portland, Maine</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Yard number</td><td>2203</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Way number</td><td>2</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>1 November 1943</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>12 December 1943</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Completed</td><td>22 December 1943</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td>Sent to the UK under Lend-Lease, 1943</td></tr> <tr><th height="30" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/56px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="56" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/84px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/112px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span style="padding-left:1em">United Kingdom</span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td>SS <i>Samtampa</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Operator</td><td><a href="/wiki/Houlder_Line" title="Houlder Line">Houlder Line</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td>Wrecked, 1947</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics (as built)</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Class and type</td><td>Type EC2-S-C1 <a href="/wiki/Liberty_ship" title="Liberty ship">Liberty ship</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td>14,245 long tons (14,474 t)<sup id="cite_ref-davies_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davies-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) <a href="/wiki/Length_overall" title="Length overall">o/a</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) <a href="/wiki/Length_between_perpendiculars" title="Length between perpendiculars">p/p</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">427 ft (130 m) <a href="/wiki/Length_at_the_waterline" class="mw-redirect" title="Length at the waterline">w/l</a><sup id="cite_ref-davies_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davies-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>57 ft (17 m)<sup id="cite_ref-davies_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davies-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draft</td><td>27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)<sup id="cite_ref-davies_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davies-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Two oil-fired boilers</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Triple-expansion_steam_engine" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-expansion steam engine">Triple-expansion steam engine</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2,500 hp (1,900 kW)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Single screw</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td>11 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (20 km/h; 13 mph)<sup id="cite_ref-davies_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davies-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Range</td><td>20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Capacity</td><td>10,856 t (10,685 long tons) <a href="/wiki/Deadweight_tonnage" title="Deadweight tonnage">deadweight</a> (DWT)<sup id="cite_ref-davies_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davies-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Crew</td><td>81<sup id="cite_ref-davies_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-davies-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Armament</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Stern-mounted <a href="/wiki/4-inch/50-caliber_gun" title="4-inch/50-caliber gun">4 in (100 mm)</a> <a href="/wiki/Deck_gun" title="Deck gun">deck gun</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Variety of <a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_guns" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-aircraft guns">anti-aircraft guns</a></li> </ul></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>SS <i>Samtampa</i></b> was a 7,219 ton <a href="/wiki/Steamship" title="Steamship">steamship</a> wrecked on <a href="/wiki/Sker_Point" title="Sker Point">Sker Point</a>, off <a href="/wiki/Porthcawl" title="Porthcawl">Porthcawl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kenfig" title="Kenfig">Kenfig</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Channel" title="Bristol Channel">Bristol Channel</a> on 23 April 1947. At the time of the shipwreck, the <i>Samtampa</i> was operated by the <a href="/wiki/Houlder_Line" title="Houlder Line">Houlder Line</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Samtampa</i> had been launched as the <b>SS <i>Peleg Wadsworth</i></b>, a <a href="/wiki/Liberty_ship" title="Liberty ship">liberty ship</a> built by the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Shipbuilding_Corporation" title="New England Shipbuilding Corporation">New England Shipbuilding Corporation</a> at <a href="/wiki/South_Portland,_Maine" title="South Portland, Maine">South Portland, Maine</a>, and launched on 12 December 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sent to Britain under the <a href="/wiki/Lend-Lease" title="Lend-Lease">Lend-Lease</a> program, the ship was renamed, and managed by the Houlder Line on behalf of the Ministry of War Transport.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There were 47 fatalities in the incident, 39 from the ship and 8 volunteer crew of the lifeboat <a href="/wiki/RNLB_Edward,_Prince_of_Wales_(ON_678)" class="mw-redirect" title="RNLB Edward, Prince of Wales (ON 678)">RNLB Edward, Prince of Wales (ON 678)</a> from <a href="/wiki/The_Mumbles_Lifeboat_Station" title="The Mumbles Lifeboat Station">The Mumbles Lifeboat Station</a> who died attempting to save the crew of the <i>Samtampa</i>. The lifeboat had returned to base, but had been sent out a second time. An <a href="/wiki/Oil_spill" title="Oil spill">oil spill</a> from the tanks of the wrecked ship created an area of calm water, which the lifeboat coxswain, William Gammon (previously a winner of the <a href="/wiki/RNLI_Gold_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="RNLI Gold Medal">RNLI Gold Medal</a>), attempted to use to their advantage to enable them to pull alongside, and those who died were choked by the oil rather than drowning.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ship had sailed from <a href="/wiki/Middlesbrough" title="Middlesbrough">Middlesbrough</a> and most of the 39 crew hailed from the Teesside area. </p><p>A memorial to the victims of the <i>Samtampa</i> tragedy is in Porthcawl Cemetery and a commemorative plaque can be found marking the "final resting place of The Mumbles lifeboat" at Sker Point. The location of the wreck was <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=SS_Samtampa&params=51_30_01_N_03_44_26_W_type:landmark_region:GB"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°30′01″N</span> <span class="longitude">03°44′26″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.50028°N 3.74056°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.50028; -3.74056</span></span></span></a></span></span> </p><p>In recognition of the sixtieth anniversary, a church service took place in Porthcawl on Saturday 21 April followed by a smaller service at Sker Point. On Sunday 23rd April 2022, Porthcawl Runners hosted a 75th anniversary fun run on Mumbles Seafront. A year later, they held a similar run at Porthcawl Promenade, slightly longer in length, but with twice as many entrants. So, far the events have raised over £3000 for the RNLI and it is hoped that with its growing popularity, the event will take place every year. <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Samtampa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-davies-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-davies_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-davies_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-davies_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-davies_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-davies_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-davies_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-davies_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDavies2012" class="citation web cs1">Davies, James (2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf">"Liberty Cargo Ships"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>ww2ships.com</i>. p. 23<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1947" title="List of shipwrecks in 1947">Shipwrecks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">5 Jan: <a href="/wiki/SS_Varvassi" title="SS Varvassi"><i>Varvassi</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 Jan: <a href="/wiki/SS_Drexel_Victory" title="SS Drexel Victory"><i>Drexel Victory</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">24 Jan: <a href="/wiki/SS_Middlebury_Victory" title="SS Middlebury Victory"><i>Middlebury Victory</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">13 Mar: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_-_I_-_J#Empire_Jonquil" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Empire ships - I - J"><i>Empire Jonquil</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">19 Mar: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Petunia_(K79)" title="HMS Petunia (K79)">ROCS <i>Fu Bo</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">22 Mar: <a href="/wiki/MV_Tyrronall" title="MV Tyrronall"><i>Empire Contamar</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">3 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_Gripfast" title="SS Gripfast"><i>Stancliffe</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">13 Apr <a href="/wiki/MS_Belpamela" title="MS Belpamela"><i>Belpamela</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Texas_City_disaster" title="Texas City disaster"><i>Grandcamp</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_City_disaster" title="Texas City disaster"><i>High Flyer</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_City_disaster" title="Texas City disaster"><i>Wilson B. Keene</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">18 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_Sir_Harvey_Adamson" title="SS Sir Harvey Adamson"><i>Sir Harvey Adamson</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">23 Apr: <a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Samtampa</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Warspite_(03)" title="HMS Warspite (03)">HMS <i>Warspite</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 Apr: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Witherington_(D76)" title="HMS Witherington (D76)">HMS <i>Witherington</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">8 May: <a href="/wiki/Irish_patrol_vessel_Muirch%C3%BA" title="Irish patrol vessel Muirchú"><i>Muirchú</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">13 May: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Thames_(1885)" title="HMS Thames (1885)"><i>General Botha</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">17 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Oklahoma_(BB-37)" title="USS Oklahoma (BB-37)">USS <i>Oklahoma</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">22 May: <a href="/wiki/USS_Mallard_(AM-44)" title="USS Mallard (AM-44)">USS <i>Mallard</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 May: <a href="/wiki/SMS_Berlin" title="SMS Berlin"><i>Berlin</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">4 Jun: <a href="/wiki/SS_Emperor" title="SS Emperor"><i>Emperor</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">17 Jul: <a href="/wiki/1947_Ramdas_ship_disaster" title="1947 Ramdas ship disaster"><i>Ramdas</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">21 Jul: <a href="/wiki/SS_Nascopie" title="SS Nascopie"><i>Nascopie</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">22 Jul: <a href="/wiki/German_cruiser_Deutschland" title="German cruiser Deutschland"><i>Lützow</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 Jul: <a href="/wiki/USS_Chewink_(AM-39)" title="USS Chewink (AM-39)">USS <i>Chewink</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 Aug: <a href="/wiki/German_aircraft_carrier_Graf_Zeppelin" title="German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin"><i>Graf Zeppelin</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">18 Aug: <a href="/wiki/HNoMS_Heimdal_(1892)" title="HNoMS Heimdal (1892)"><i>Rovena</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 Aug: <a href="/wiki/USS_S-24" title="USS S-24">USS <i>S-24</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">6 Sep: <a href="/wiki/USS_Osborne_(DD-295)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Osborne (DD-295)"><i>Matagalpa</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">13 Sep: <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Warrnambool_(J202)" title="HMAS Warrnambool (J202)">HMAS <i>Warrnambool</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">6 Oct: <a href="/wiki/USS_Crittenden" title="USS Crittenden">USS <i>Crittenden</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 Oct: <i><a href="/wiki/HMCS_Wolf" title="HMCS Wolf">Gulfstream</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">21 Oct: <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-190" title="German submarine U-190"><i>U-190</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 Nov: <a href="/wiki/MV_Aqueity_(1945)" title="MV Aqueity (1945)"><i>Aqueity</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 Nov: <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-234" title="German submarine U-234"><i>U-234</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 Nov: <a href="/wiki/SS_Clarksdale_Victory" title="SS Clarksdale Victory"><i>Clarksdale Victory</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">28 Nov: <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-530" title="German submarine U-530"><i>U-530</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 Dec: <a href="/wiki/SS_Park_Victory" title="SS Park Victory"><i>Park Victory</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Unknown date: <a href="/wiki/USS_Ponaganset" title="USS Ponaganset"><i>Ponaganset</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-858" title="German submarine U-858"><i>U-858</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-889" title="German submarine U-889"><i>U-889</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other incidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1 Jan: <a href="/wiki/SS_Ocean_Victory" title="SS Ocean Victory"><i>Jan Steen</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">19 Jan: <a href="/wiki/MS_Wanganella" title="MS Wanganella"><i>Wanganella</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">21 Jan: <a href="/wiki/HMS_Bonaventure_(F139)" title="HMS Bonaventure (F139)">HMS <i>Bonaventure</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">17 Mar: <a href="/wiki/RFA_Wave_Laird" title="RFA Wave Laird">RFA <i>Wave Laird</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">28 Mar: <a href="/wiki/MV_Clio" title="MV Clio"><i>Clio</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">4 Apr: <a href="/wiki/USS_Ernest_G._Small" title="USS Ernest G. Small">USS <i>Ernest G. Small</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">5 Apr: <a href="/wiki/SS_Empire_Chamois" title="SS Empire Chamois"><i>Empire Chamois</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">14 Apr: <a href="/wiki/RMS_Queen_Elizabeth" title="RMS Queen Elizabeth"><i>Queen Elizabeth</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 Apr: <a href="/wiki/Texas_City_disaster" title="Texas City disaster">Texas City disaster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">18 Jul: <a href="/wiki/SS_Exodus" title="SS Exodus"><i>Exodus</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">8 Sep: <a href="/wiki/SS_Ocean_Vigour" title="SS Ocean Vigour"><i>Ocean Vigour</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 Sep: <a href="/wiki/USS_Douglas_H._Fox" title="USS Douglas H. Fox">USS <i>Douglas H. Fox</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">14 Nov: <a href="/wiki/USS_Bugara" title="USS Bugara">USS <i>Bugara</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/USS_Orleck" title="USS Orleck">USS <i>Orleck</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1946" title="List of shipwrecks in 1946">1946</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1946" title="List of shipwrecks in 1946"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/12px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/18px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg/24px-Arrow_Blue_Left_001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1948" title="List of shipwrecks in 1948"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/12px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/18px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg/24px-Arrow_Blue_Right_001.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_1948" title="List of shipwrecks in 1948">1948</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Samtampa&oldid=1256647164">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_Samtampa&oldid=1256647164</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Liberty_ships" title="Category:Liberty ships">Liberty ships</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Steamships" title="Category:Steamships">Steamships</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Shipwrecks_in_the_Bristol_Channel" title="Category:Shipwrecks in the Bristol Channel">Shipwrecks in the Bristol Channel</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Maritime_incidents_in_1947" title="Category:Maritime incidents in 1947">Maritime incidents in 1947</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Shipwrecks_of_Wales" title="Category:Shipwrecks of Wales">Shipwrecks of Wales</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1947_disasters_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Category:1947 disasters in the United Kingdom">1947 disasters in the United Kingdom</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1943_ships" title="Category:1943 ships">1943 ships</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_using_gadget_WikiMiniAtlas" title="Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas">Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_matches_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description matches Wikidata">Short description matches Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_March_2017" title="Category:Use dmy dates from March 2017">Use dmy dates from March 2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Coordinates_on_Wikidata" title="Category:Coordinates on Wikidata">Coordinates on Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 10 November 2024, at 22:49<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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