SS Dordogne
| Industry | Shipping, Oil transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1912 |
| Founder | Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray |
| Products | Oil transportation |
SS Dordogne was a steam-driven oil tanker that operated under the French Navy.[1] Prior to this, she served as a British merchant vessel named SS San Isidoro, owned by the Eagle Oil Transport Company.
History
In 1912, Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray established the Eagle Oil Transport Company with the purpose of shipping oil extracted from his Mexican Eagle Petroleum Company’s Mexican oilfields to the United Kingdom. To support this venture, the company commissioned a series of 20 tankers from shipbuilders in Britain. Among these were the sister ships San Isidoro and San Onofre, constructed by Armstrong Whitworth at their Hebburn yard on the River Tyne in northeast England.
The French government acquired SS San Isidoro in the same year she was launched,[2] renaming her Dordogne.[3] During the Fall of France, she was deliberately sunk at Brest on 18 June 1940 to prevent capture.[3]
References
- ↑ Le Masson 1969, pp. 80, 82.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Sources
- Le Masson, Henri (1969). The French Navy. Navies of the Second World War. Vol. 2. London: MacDonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. pp. 80–82. ISBN 9780356023847.