SS Sea Robin No. 180909

[Catherine Davis]

I have my dad's continuous certificate of discharge. R264101 - Robert P McLean 4th Engineer
The last entry is the S.S. "Sea Robin" GT 7936 LONDON Engagement 15/6/46 - Glasgow Discharge 22 July 1946 - Glasgow Description of Voyage H.T.
I cannot find any information on the ship and I also do not know what H.T. means....can any help?

[Mike Hall]

The H.T. that I know stands for Home Trade.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Could she have been the U.S. C3-S-A2 Cargo Ship JACOB LUCKENACH (ex- Sea Robin) ?

http://channelislands.noaa.gov/shipw...ckenbach1.html

Actually by the IMO must be her ?

	British Government, London
		SS Sea Robin
		period 1946 ~ 1946
		IMO/Off. no.: 18090 http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?23694

[Catherine Davis]

Thank you so much for your responses. I am putting a file together for my family.
My dad's first voyage was on the Clan MacDonald in 1942 - he contracted Smallpox in July 1942 and spent time recovering in the North Head Quarantine Station in Sydney, returning home to Barrhead in November 1942. I have a very detailed file from the National Archives of Australia including a crew list and correspondence/telegrams outlining the outbreak of smallpox (Dennis Barrington - radio operator) was diagnosed mid July 1942 at Freemantle from Bombay. He went right back out on the MV Modavia December 31, 1942 and was torpedoed in Feb '43.
He also spent time on the Empire Benefit, Empire Cromer and Fort Tadoussac. My dad told many stories of his time at sea - I wish I had written more information down as he passed away in 1989.

[Doc Vernon]

Single Ship Report for "5075036"



IDNo:
5075036
Year:
1939

Name:
CLAN MACDONALD
Keel:


Type:
Cargo ship (ref)
Launch Date:
15.8.39

Flag:
GBR
Date of completion:
12.39


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Tons:
9653
Link:
1331

DWT:

Yard No:
436

Length overall:

Ship Design:


LPP:
146.9
Country of build:
GBR

Beam:
19.7
Builder:
Greenock DY

Material of build:

Location of yard:
Cartsdyke East

Number of
screws/Mchy/
Speed(kn):
2D-16


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Naval or paramilitary marking :


A:
*

End:
1970

Report for "1168523"



IDNo:
1168523
Year:
1943

Name:
EMPIRE BENEFIT
Keel:


Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
24.11.42

Flag:
GBR
Date of completion:
20.4.43


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Tons:
8202
Link:
1600

DWT:
12000
Yard No:
1164

Length overall:
147.2
Ship Design:


LPP:
142.0
Country of build:
GBR

Beam:
18.1
Builder:
Harland & Wolff

Material of build:

Location of yard:
Belfast

Number of
screws/Mchy/
Speed(kn):
1D-11


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Naval or paramilitary marking :


A:
*

End:
1961


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Subsequent History:

45 ATHELQUEEN - 55 MARIVERDA

Disposal Data:

BU Kure 6.9.61

Report for "1180133"



IDNo:
1180133
Year:
1944

Name:
EMPIRE CROMER
Keel:


Type:
Cargo ship (ref)
Launch Date:
24.12.43

Flag:
GBR
Date of completion:
4.44


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Tons:
7058
Link:
1528

DWT:
10190
Yard No:
480

Length overall:
136.1
Ship Design:


LPP:
129.5
Country of build:
GBR

Beam:
17.2
Builder:
Short Bros.

Material of build:

Location of yard:
Pallion

Number of
screws/Mchy/
Speed(kn):
1T-10.5


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Naval or paramilitary marking :


A:
*

End:
1969


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Subsequent History:

46 CORRIENTES - 55 INCHMAY - 66 KAUKHALI

Disposal Data:

BU Karachi 5.69 [Eastern Steel Co]


Report for "1168819"



IDNo:
1168819
Year:
1942

Name:
FORT TADOUSSAC
Keel:


Type:
Cargo ship
Launch Date:
6.11.41

Flag:
GBR
Date of completion:
18.4.42


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Tons:
7129
Link:
1700

DWT:
10000
Yard No:
531

Length overall:
134.6
Ship Design:
North Sands

LPP:
129.4
Country of build:
CAN

Beam:
17.4
Builder:
Davie SB

Material of build:

Location of yard:
Lauzon

Number of
screws/Mchy/
Speed(kn):
1T-11


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Naval or paramilitary marking :


A:
*

End:
1959


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Subsequent History:


Disposal Data:

BU Mobile 3.8.59 [Shipwrecking Inc]

[Des Taff Jenkins]

HI Catherine.

Modavia 4,858 tons, Torpedoed by E- Boat 14 miles from Berry Head [Lyme Bay]27th February 1943.

Cheers Des

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[Doc Vernon]

Thanks Des
Could,nt find that one in the Mirimar Index!
Cheers

http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...Modavia-02.jpg

Funny it came up now!??

eport for "1148922"



IDNo:
1148922
Year:
1927

Name:
MODAVIA
Keel:


Type:
Cargo ship (ref)
Launch Date:
23.9.26

Flag:
GBR
Date of completion:
4.27


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Tons:
4858
Link:
1614

DWT:

Yard No:
626

Length overall:

Ship Design:


LPP:
118.0
Country of build:
GBR

Beam:
16.3
Builder:
Vickers

Material of build:

Location of yard:
Barrow

Number of
screws/Mchy/
Speed(kn):
1D-11.5


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Naval or paramilitary marking :


A:
*

End:
1943


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Subsequent History:


Disposal Data:

torpedoed (German S-boot) 14nm 90 degrees from Berry Head 27.2.43 [Halifax-Southampton, zinc etc]

[Patrick Healey]

image.jpgHi Catherine
I'm currently researching the life of a Polish soldier Wladyslaw Najduch, born 1923. Having been taken by the Soviets to forced labour in Siberia in 1939, he made his way to Africa then italy where he fought at Monte Cassino and other italian battles. The reason for my reply? Wladyslaw took many photographs in the 1940s including his voyage to the UK from italy on 7th August 1946.......on the SS Sea Robin which I am sure later became the Jacob Luckenbach(1947?) and sank after being in collision off the coast of San Fran Cisco

- - - Updated - - -

Hope you got my earlier reply, including a pic on board Sea Robin. I have also found another after it had a change of name when afterWW2 it sailed out of USA.

[Patrick Healey]

Have photographs on board SS Sea Robin, and yes I agree because the superstructure etc appears identical with Jacob Luckenbach which sank after a collision off the coast of San Francisco. (oil from her bunkers caused environmental problems many years later)

[Lou Barron]

Yes Catherine it only a pity that you had not taken any notes of your fathers wartime life at sea mind you after the war we did not worry about it and it if was not for some of the guys on this site and for some of our families
Little was mentioned about the wartime life of the Merchant Navy and it is onlyin the last few years it is coming to be thought of