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MV Limerick (1925)

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Wreck
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Ship name=Limerick

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Ship builder=William Hamilton & Co, Glasgow

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The MV Limerick was an {{GRT|8,724|disp=adj}} refrigerated cargo ship built by William Hamilton & Co, Glasgow in 1925 for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand.^[1]

Fate

While sailing in convoy GP48 along the east coast of Australia, protected by the Royal Australian Navy corvettes {{HMAS|Colac}} and {{HMAS|Ballarat|J184|2}}, Limerick was torpedoed and sunk on 26 April 1943, by Japanese submarine I-177 off Cape Byron.^[2] All but two of the crew were rescued by Colac. I-177 escaped unharmed.^[2]

Wreck

The wreck of the Limerick lies in 100 m of water, about 18 km east of Ballina. Discovered by local anglers, the wreck's identity was officially confirmed on 2 February 2013, when it was mapped by the marine research vessel Southern Surveyor.^[3]

Citations

1. ^Lloyd's Register 1930
2. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-colac |title=HMAS Colac |accessdate=31 July 2015 |publisher=Royal Australian Navy}}
3. ^{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Jamie |url=http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/wreck-confirmation-brings-back-the-night-wwii-came/1745391/ |title=Torpedoed wreck brings back night WWII came to North Coast |work=The Northern Star |date=6 February 2013}}

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