SS St. Cergue
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SS St. Cergue was a Swiss cargo ship, originally the British merchant ship Felldene. She served in the Merchant Marine of Switzerland during the Second World War, notably rescuing survivors of several ships sunk by submarines.
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Model of the Swiss cargo ship SS St. Cergue with her war markings during the Second World War, on display at the Swiss Museum of Transport. | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Felldene[1] |
Owner | Felldene Shipping Co. Ltd. (Dene Shipmanagement Co. Ltd.), London [1] |
Yard number | 1074[1] |
Launched | 13 February 1937[1] |
Completed | March 1937[1] |
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Switzerland | |
Name | St. Cergue[1] |
Namesake | Saint-Cergue |
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Acquired | 1939[1] |
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Germany | |
Name | Claus Bischoff[1] |
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Acquired | 1951[1] |
Fate | Broken up, 18 June 1962[1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 4260 [1] |
Length | 385.5 ft (117.50 m)[1] |
Beam | 53.2 ft 3 in (16.29 m)[1] |
Propulsion | Triple-expansion Compound engine, 289 HP[2] |
Speed | 9 knots[2] |
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