The SS Corinthic was a British cargo steamship constructed in 1924 by Irvine's Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co Ltd at Middleton Shipyard in West Hartlepool. She was built for W.H. Cockerline & Co and registered in Hull. The vessel measured a typical mid-1920s cargo ship, powered by a triple-expansion steam engine driven by three single-ended boilers. Her boiler setup included nine corrugated furnaces with a combined grate area of 182 square feet, producing steam at 180 lbf/in², and a total heating surface of 7,551 square feet. The engine, rated at 442 NHP, drove a single screw propeller, enabling her to navigate the Atlantic and serve her commercial routes. Throughout her service, Corinthic played a notable role during World War II, sailing in convoy formations to protect against German naval and air attacks. She was part of the ill-fated Convoy SC 7, which departed from Sydney, Nova Scotia, in October 1940. During this convoy, which was subjected to a wolfpack attack by German U-boats, Corinthic was among the ships to survive the onslaught, carrying a cargo of steel and scrap metal. In early 1941, Corinthic departed from Rosario, Argentina, with Captain Townson Ridley at the helm, carrying 7,710 tons of grain. Her final voyage ended southwest of Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 13 April 1941, when she was struck by a torpedo from U-124 commanded by Kapitänleutnant Georg-Wilhelm Schulz. The initial hit damaged the ship, but she did not sink immediately. A second torpedo was fired but failed to explode, and a third torpedo finally sank Corinthic at 2254 hours. Tragically, two crew members lost their lives in the attack. The remaining crew, including Captain Ridley, was rescued by the Dutch motor tanker Malvina and taken to Freetown. The SS Corinthic's service history highlights her resilience during wartime convoy operations and her ultimate loss in the Battle of Atlantic, marking her as a representative vessel of the merchant marine effort during World War II.

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