Deucalion

Sunk

Type	Transport
War	Second World War

Pedestal merchant ship. Bombed, then sunk by an aircraft torpedo off the Tunisian coast.

Deucalion (ship) of the Blue Funnel Line, built in 1930 and weighing 7,516 tons. The ship was sunk in the Mediterranean on 6 April, 1930 (Description supplied with photograph). Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

DEMS

Builder	Hawthorn, Leslie & Co, Hebburn
Launched	29 July 1930
Length	460.0 ft (140.2 m)
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

29 July 1930

Operation Pedestal

Sunk

10–15 August 1942