120124: SS Amakura (147288)

The SS Amakura was a Cargo Steamship built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Dundee in 1924 for Booker Bros, McConnell & Co, Liverpool.

On route from Liverpool to Demerara, on August 25, 1942, the SS Amakura was torpedoed and sunk near Port Morant, Jamaica, with the loss of 13 crew.

Details
Record Type:
Boat
Type Of Boat:
Cargo Steamship
Record Maintained by:
CEP