SS Argo (1898 Napier) explained

SS Argo was a Finnish Cargo ship that the Soviet submarine Shch-317 torpedoed on 16 June 1942 in the Gulf of Finland between Bogskär and Utö, Finland.[1]

Construction

Argo was built at the Napier R. & Sons shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1898. Where she was launched and completed that same year. The ship was 98.5m (323.2feet) long, had a beam of 13.47m (44.19feet) and had a depth of 6.22m (20.41feet). She was assessed at and had 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engine driving a screw propeller. The ship could reach a maximum speed of 8.5 knots and could generate 832 n.h.p.[2]

Sinking

Argo was torpedoed and sunk by the Soviet submarine Shch-317 torpedoed on 16 June 1942 in the Gulf of Finland between Bogskär and Utö, Finland. The sinking claimed the lives of 9 of her crew and the 14 survivors were rescued by the Swedish merchant ship Ulla, who herself was nearly torpedoed by the same Soviet submarine.[1]

Wreck

The wreck of Argo lies at (59.35°N 34°W).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ShCh-317 . uboat.net . 1995 . 14 June 2020.
  2. Web site: SS Argo [+1942] ]. wrecksite.eu . 12 November 2009 . 14 June 2020.