Maritime History

German ship Doggerbank

The German ship Doggerbank (Schiff 53) was a British cargo ship that was built in Scotland in 1926, captured by the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in 1941, renamed Doggerbank and converted into an auxiliary minelayer and blockade runner. The German U-43 sank her by mistake in 1943, leading to the deaths of all but one of her 257 passengers and 108 crew. Doggerbank was built in Scotland in 1926 as Speybank, one of 18 Inverbank-class motor ships for Andrew Weir & Co's Bank Line. She was the first of three Bank Line ships that were called Speybank. The second was built in England in 1962 and sold in 1978. The third was built in 1983 as Okha, bought in 1995 and renamed Speybank, and was still in service in 2009.

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• ▸LIC metro station
• ▸Communities in Norfolk County, Ontario
• ▸HMS Eagle (1918)

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