cargo ship BONIFACIO

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1939 - 1942 (en gérance)

Design features

Bonifacio (cargo ship) 1939 - 1942
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........Cragan Hill
detailed type : ...................cargo ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1918
name of shipyard : ................Blumer & Co
place of construction : ...........Sunderland
year of entering the fleet : ......1939
length (in meters) : ..............100,00
width (in meters) : ...............14,75
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........3566
deadweight (in tons) : ............6200
type of engine : ..................inverted, triple expansion 3 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............1400
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........10

History

Cargo liner of 3560t of the « Compagnie France Navigation », put under sequestration and entrusted to Transat in September 1939 at the same time as CAP PINÈDE, CASSIDAIGNE, ILE ROUSSE, MOSTAGANEM and SAINT MALO (II). Built in 1918 under the name of WULSTY CASTLE for the shipping compagy James Chambers & Co. Resold in 1936 to Kulukundis Bros, renamed CRAGGAN HILL, then in 1937 to CFN and renamed BONIFACIO. Under CGT management as from September 1939, sails on North Africa. Given to the occupant on December 3, 1942 to Marseilles following the Laval-Kaufmann agreements. Allocated to Italy, placed under the control of the company Italia, renamed CAMPO BASSO. Torpedoed on May 4, 1943 by HMS NUBIAN off Raz el Hamar.