S.S. Comayagua

S.S. Comayagua Image
S.S. Comayagua pictured on 25 cent Cayman Islands
"50th Anniversary of the End of World War II" Commemorative
issued May 8, 1995

Launched in 1921, S.S. Comayagua was a 1,536 tonnes refrigerated freighter belonging to the Cuyamel Fruit Company until 1929 when the company was acquired by the United Fruit Company in a merger. It flew under the Honduran flag until 1935 when it was transferred to American registry. In 1942 it was torpedoed and sunk in Caribbean off Cayman Island. In 1946 a namesake refrigerated ship was launched which remained in service until 1975.

Sources

Swiggum, S. and M. Kohli. "United Fruit Company." The Ships List. 23 Nov. 2006. Web. 20 Nov. 2022.
     www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/ufruit.shtml.

"Type R ship." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. 9 Oct. 2022. Web. 20 Nov. 2022
     en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_R_ship.

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