At the end of the war she repatriated the remnants of that division's Cambridgeshire Regiment that had survived captivity at the hands of the Japanese in Malaya and Thailand. She also returned former Changi prisoners of war (POWs) from Singapore, sailing via Cape Town and docking at Liverpool during a dockworkers' strike. Disgusted, dismayed ex-POWs had to unload their own baggage, such as it was.
Between 1947-1950, Sobieski sailed on the Genoa – Halifax – New York route, under the Polish flag.[5]
The vessel was sold to Russia in 1950 and renamed Gruziya and scrapped in Italy in 1975.
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Duke of Wellington's Regiment aboard Sobieski on route to Norway, 20 April 1940
Gruziya, the former Sobieski, in Helsinki
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
^"Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson". Gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^"Passenger list for MS Chrobry". Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^"The History Of The Gdynia America Shipping Lines Co. Ltd". Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^. pier21.ca. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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sobieski, polish, passenger, ship, launched, 1939, constructed, south, american, service, gdynia, america, line, replace, aging, kościuszko, pulaski, named, honour, polish, king, sobieski, sobieski, sister, ship, chrobry, wartime, servicehistory, namesobieski,. MS Sobieski was a Polish passenger ship launched in 1939 It was constructed for the South American service of the Gdynia America Line GAL to replace the aging SS Kosciuszko and SS Pulaski She was named in honour of the Polish king Jan III Sobieski Sobieski was to be a sister ship to the MS Chrobry 2 HMS Sobieski in wartime serviceHistory NameSobieski OwnerGdynia America Line GAL Port of registry1950 1975 Odessa Soviet Union RouteSouth America service BuilderSwan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Wallsend Launched25 August 1938 Completed15 June 1939 Maiden voyage15 June 1939 Out of service1939 taken up as troopship IdentificationCall sign UPOV IMO number 5136866 Fate1975 scrapped at La Spezia Notes1947 returned to civilian service 1950 sold to Russia renamed Gruziya General characteristics Tonnage11 030 GRT Length155 85 m 511 ft 4 in Beam20 41 m 67 ft 0 in Draft8 30 m 27 ft 3 in Installed powerEngines by J G Kincaid amp Co Greenock Propulsion2 screws 2 two stroke diesel engines Speed17 knots 31 km h Capacity44 first class 250 third class and 850 emigrants Notes 1 Contents 1 Maiden Voyage 2 Wartime Service 3 Post War 4 Pictures 5 ReferencesMaiden Voyage editSobieski only managed one journey before the war arriving in Buenos Aires on the 10th of July 1939 3 Wartime Service editThe ship was used as a troopship in the Allied evacuation of western France in 1940 Operation Aerial where she was one of the last ships to leave St Jean de Luz during the final evacuation of Polish troops from France and in the Battle of Dakar During Operation Streamline Jane the invasion of Madagascar in May 1942 Sobieski was the flag ship 4 She was also used to transport the British 18th Division to the defence of Singapore Post War editAt the end of the war she repatriated the remnants of that division s Cambridgeshire Regiment that had survived captivity at the hands of the Japanese in Malaya and Thailand She also returned former Changi prisoners of war POWs from Singapore sailing via Cape Town and docking at Liverpool during a dockworkers strike Disgusted dismayed ex POWs had to unload their own baggage such as it was Between 1947 1950 Sobieski sailed on the Genoa Halifax New York route under the Polish flag 5 The vessel was sold to Russia in 1950 and renamed Gruziya and scrapped in Italy in 1975 Pictures edit nbsp Duke of Wellington s Regiment aboard Sobieski on route to Norway 20 April 1940 nbsp Gruziya the former Sobieski in HelsinkiReferences edit Ship Descriptions S Archived from the original on 9 June 2010 Retrieved 19 December 2010 Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Gracesguide co uk Retrieved 10 July 2015 Passenger list for MS Chrobry Retrieved 14 September 2020 The History Of The Gdynia America Shipping Lines Co Ltd Retrieved 11 September 2020 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 pier21 ca Archived from the original on 17 September 2020 Retrieved 16 September 2020 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 5136866 nbsp This article about a specific cruise ship is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MS Sobieski amp oldid 1190002995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
