SS Scapa Flow

World War IISS Scapa Flow

The Panamanian-registered SS Scapa Flow was torpedoed on 14 November 1942 by the German U-boat U-134. The vessel was en route from Takoradi via West African ports, Freetown, Trinidad, and St. Thomas to Philadelphia. Thirty-three lives were lost in the sinking, while twenty-seven persons were rescued.

About SS Scapa Flow

  • Nationality

    Panama

  • Built

    1914

  • Wrecked

    14.11.1942

  • Carrier

    United States Maritime Commission, USA

  • Tonnage

    4836 brt

Casualties