Hannah Böge was built for Reederei Johann M. K. Blumenthal, Hamburg.[1] She was yard number 477, and was completed in March 1938.[2] Her port of registry was Hamburg.[3]
On 26 August 1939, Hannah Böge departed Shediac, New Brunswick, bound for Germany.[4] On 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland, starting the western portion of the Second World War. As a result, on 3 September, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany. Later that same day, Hannah Böge was intercepted by HMS Somali, becoming the first British war prize taken at sea.[5] Her location was 63°20′N16°35′W / 63.333°N 16.583°W / 63.333; -16.583.[4] She was carrying a cargo of wood pulp. At the time of her capture, the crew were trying to disguise Hannah Böge although she was still flying the German flag. She was escorted to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, where she arrived on 5 September.[1]
After she was declared a prize of war, Hannah Böge was renamed Crown Arun and taken into service. Ownership was assigned to the Ministry of Shipping and she was placed under the management of Christian Salvesen Ltd, of Leith. Her port of registry was changed to London.[6]Crown Arun was a member of a number of convoys.
ON 14
Convoy ON 14 departed the Methil Roads on 17 February 1940 bound for Norway. It diverted to Kirkwall on 18 February owing to a lack of cover. This was to be supplied by HMS Hood, HMS Rodney and HMS Warspite. The convoy departed Kirkwall on 20 February and arrived in Norway on 22 February.[7]
OB 151
Convoy OB 151 departed Liverpool on 21 May and dispersed at sea on 22 May. Crown Arun was carrying a cargo of coal from Glasgow to Montreal.[8]
SHX 71 / HX 71
Convoy HX 71 departed Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 5 September and arrived at Liverpool on 20 September. Convoy SHX 71 departed Sydney, Nova Scotia, on 6 September and was to join HX 71 at sea. Crown Arun was part of this convoy. SHX 71 joined with HX 71 by midday on 8 September, although Crown Arun was straggling behind by this time.[9]Crown Arun was carrying a cargo of 2,800 tons of pit props from Gaspé, Quebec, destined for Hull. At 08:32 German time (07:32 British Time) on 17 September, Crown Arun was torpedoed north of Rockall (58°02′N14°18′W / 58.033°N 14.300°W / 58.033; -14.300) by U-99 under the command of Otto Kretschmer. She was finished off by gunfire. The 25 crew were rescued by HMS Winchelsea and landed at Liverpool.[10] Tragically, the departure of the Winchelsea from Convoy OB 213 to protect HX 71, resulted in the torpedoing of the SS City of Benares, which sank in 31 minutes, with the loss of 258 people of 406 on board, including 81 out of 100 children, 35 of 55 women, and 142 of 251 men.
Description and propulsionedit
The ship was a 2,372 GRT cargo ship. She was 292 feet (89.00 m) long, with a beam of 45 feet 2 inches (13.77 m) and a depth of 17 feet 6 inches (5.33 m). She was powered by a 4-cylinder compound steam engine which had two cylinders of 14+9⁄16 inches (370 mm) and two cylinders of 31 inches (790 mm) diameter by 31 inches (790 mm) stroke,[6] giving her a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h).[2]
Official Number and code lettersedit
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.
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Crown Arun was a 2 372 GRT cargo ship which was built by Actien Gesellschaft Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik Rostock as Hannah Boge She was captured at sea on 3 September 1939 and declared a war prize Taken into service by the British Government Crown Arun was torpedoed and sunk by U 99 on 17 September 1940 Hannah BogeHistory United Kingdom NameHannah Boge 1938 39 Crown Arun 1939 40 OwnerJohann M K Blumenthal Hamburg 1938 39 Ministry of Shipping 1939 40 OperatorJohann M K Blumenthal Hamburg 1938 39 Christian Salvesen Ltd Leith 1939 40 BuilderAG Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik in Rostock Yard number477 CompletedMarch 1938 HomeportHamburg 1938 39 London 1939 40 IdentificationCode Letters DJVX 1938 39 Code Letters GBJK 1939 40 UK Official Number 167367 1939 40 Captured3 September 1939 FateTorpedoed and sunk by U 99 General characteristics TypeCargo ship Tonnage2 372 GRT Length292 ft 89 00 m Beam45 ft 2 in 13 77 m Depth17 ft 6 in 5 33 m Propulsion4 cylinder compound steam engine Speed10 knots 19 km h Crew25 class notpageimage Location where Crown Arun was torpedoed and sunk Contents 1 History 2 Description and propulsion 3 Official Number and code letters 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editHannah Boge was built for Reederei Johann M K Blumenthal Hamburg 1 She was yard number 477 and was completed in March 1938 2 Her port of registry was Hamburg 3 On 26 August 1939 Hannah Boge departed Shediac New Brunswick bound for Germany 4 On 1 September 1939 Germany invaded Poland starting the western portion of the Second World War As a result on 3 September the United Kingdom declared war on Germany Later that same day Hannah Boge was intercepted by HMS Somali becoming the first British war prize taken at sea 5 Her location was 63 20 N 16 35 W 63 333 N 16 583 W 63 333 16 583 4 She was carrying a cargo of wood pulp At the time of her capture the crew were trying to disguise Hannah Boge although she was still flying the German flag She was escorted to Kirkwall Orkney Islands where she arrived on 5 September 1 After she was declared a prize of war Hannah Boge was renamed Crown Arun and taken into service Ownership was assigned to the Ministry of Shipping and she was placed under the management of Christian Salvesen Ltd of Leith Her port of registry was changed to London 6 Crown Arun was a member of a number of convoys ON 14 Convoy ON 14 departed the Methil Roads on 17 February 1940 bound for Norway It diverted to Kirkwall on 18 February owing to a lack of cover This was to be supplied by HMS Hood HMS Rodney and HMS Warspite The convoy departed Kirkwall on 20 February and arrived in Norway on 22 February 7 OB 151 Convoy OB 151 departed Liverpool on 21 May and dispersed at sea on 22 May Crown Arun was carrying a cargo of coal from Glasgow to Montreal 8 SHX 71 HX 71 Convoy HX 71 departed Halifax Nova Scotia on 5 September and arrived at Liverpool on 20 September Convoy SHX 71 departed Sydney Nova Scotia on 6 September and was to join HX 71 at sea Crown Arun was part of this convoy SHX 71 joined with HX 71 by midday on 8 September although Crown Arun was straggling behind by this time 9 Crown Arun was carrying a cargo of 2 800 tons of pit props from Gaspe Quebec destined for Hull At 08 32 German time 07 32 British Time on 17 September Crown Arun was torpedoed north of Rockall 58 02 N 14 18 W 58 033 N 14 300 W 58 033 14 300 by U 99 under the command of Otto Kretschmer She was finished off by gunfire The 25 crew were rescued by HMS Winchelsea and landed at Liverpool 10 Tragically the departure of the Winchelsea from Convoy OB 213 to protect HX 71 resulted in the torpedoing of the SS City of Benares which sank in 31 minutes with the loss of 258 people of 406 on board including 81 out of 100 children 35 of 55 women and 142 of 251 men Description and propulsion editThe ship was a 2 372 GRT cargo ship She was 292 feet 89 00 m long with a beam of 45 feet 2 inches 13 77 m and a depth of 17 feet 6 inches 5 33 m She was powered by a 4 cylinder compound steam engine which had two cylinders of 14 9 16 inches 370 mm and two cylinders of 31 inches 790 mm diameter by 31 inches 790 mm stroke 6 giving her a speed of 10 knots 19 km h 2 Official Number and code letters editOfficial Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers Hannah Boge used the Code Letters DJVX 3 Crown Arun had the UK Official Number 167367 and used the Code Letters GBJK 6 See also editEmpire shipReferences edit a b Mitchell W H and Sawyer L A 1995 The Empire Ships London New York Hamburg Hong Kong Lloyd s of London Press Ltd ISBN 1 85044 275 4 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b 1167367 Miramar Ship Index Retrieved 11 November 2009 a b LLOYD S REGISTER STEAMERS amp MOTORSHIPS PDF Plimsoll Ship Data Retrieved 11 November 2009 a b Sunday 3 September Naval History Retrieved 11 November 2009 ADM 199 393 Home Fleet War Diaries 1939 41 Admirals Archived from the original on 13 April 2014 Retrieved 11 November 2009 a b c LLOYD S REGISTER STEAMERS amp MOTORSHIPS PDF Plimsoll Ship Data Retrieved 11 November 2009 CONVOY ON 14 U K Norway Warsailors Retrieved 11 November 2009 Convoy OB 151 Convoyweb Retrieved 11 November 2009 CONVOY HX 71 REPORTS Warsailors Retrieved 11 November 2009 Crown Arun Uboat Retrieved 11 November 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Crown Arun amp oldid 1149138297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
