FLORIAN SS was a British cargo steamer of 3,174 tons and built in 1940 and owned by Ellerman & Papayanni Lines Ltd. On the 20th January 1941 when on route from Hull 6th January 1941 for New York via Oban 18th January 1941 in ballast she was torpedoed by U-94 and sunk. All 44 crew were lost
Cargo ship Florian, 3,174grt, (Ellerman & Papayanni & Co.) had been sailing independently from Hull to New York in ballast, sailing from Oban on the 18th January 1941 and disappeared along with her forty-one crew. The ship was officially recorded as missing/untraced on the 26th March 1941 by Lloyd's and a Missing Ship Committee considered her lost on the 20th. Information from German sources state that on the 20th January 1941an unidentified two masted vessel of around 2,500grt was sighted proceeding in the direction of Iceland, West of the Faroe Islands and was torpedoed and sunk in position 61' 14N 12' 05W. The Germans reported the ship sank in 42 seconds. This ship is believed to be the Florian.
Wilfred was also a private in the First World War in the East Yorkshire Regiment and was stationed in France and Solonika where he caught malaria and was given a pension.
Cargo ship Florian, 3,174grt, (Ellerman & Papayanni & Co.) had been sailing independently from Hull to New York in ballast, sailing from Oban on the 18th January 1941 and disappeared along with her forty-one crew. The ship was officially recorded as missing/untraced on the 26th March 1941 by Lloyd's and a Missing Ship Committee considered her lost on the 20th. Information from German sources state that on the 20th January 1941an unidentified two masted vessel of around 2,500grt was sighted proceeding in the direction of Iceland, West of the Faroe Islands and was torpedoed and sunk in position 61' 14N 12' 05W. The Germans reported the ship sank in 42 seconds. This ship is believed to be the Florian.
Wilfred was also a private in the First World War in the East Yorkshire Regiment and was stationed in France and Solonika where he caught malaria and was given a pension.
FLORIAN SS was a British cargo steamer of 3,174 tons and built in 1940 and owned by Ellerman & Papayanni Lines Ltd. On the 20th January 1941 when on route from Hull 6th January 1941 for New York via Oban 18th January 1941 in ballast she was torpedoed by U-94 and sunk. All 44 crew were lost
Cargo ship Florian, 3,174grt, (Ellerman & Papayanni & Co.) had been sailing independently from Hull to New York in ballast, sailing from Oban on the 18th January 1941 and disappeared along with her forty-one crew. The ship was officially recorded as missing/untraced on the 26th March 1941 by Lloyd's and a Missing Ship Committee considered her lost on the 20th. Information from German sources state that on the 20th January 1941an unidentified two masted vessel of around 2,500grt was sighted proceeding in the direction of Iceland, West of the Faroe Islands and was torpedoed and sunk in position 61' 14N 12' 05W. The Germans reported the ship sank in 42 seconds. This ship is believed to be the Florian.
Wilfred was also a private in the First World War in the East Yorkshire Regiment and was stationed in France and Solonika where he caught malaria and was given a pension.
Cargo ship Florian, 3,174grt, (Ellerman & Papayanni & Co.) had been sailing independently from Hull to New York in ballast, sailing from Oban on the 18th January 1941 and disappeared along with her forty-one crew. The ship was officially recorded as missing/untraced on the 26th March 1941 by Lloyd's and a Missing Ship Committee considered her lost on the 20th. Information from German sources state that on the 20th January 1941an unidentified two masted vessel of around 2,500grt was sighted proceeding in the direction of Iceland, West of the Faroe Islands and was torpedoed and sunk in position 61' 14N 12' 05W. The Germans reported the ship sank in 42 seconds. This ship is believed to be the Florian.
Wilfred was also a private in the First World War in the East Yorkshire Regiment and was stationed in France and Solonika where he caught malaria and was given a pension.
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