Pacific Steam Navigation Company
PSNC's ship Salaverry which I spent two happy years on as a deck apprentice was sold on to Greek Owners. The ship was lost off South Africa and I read somewhere that she sprung a leak and was abandoned.
Does anyone out there know the actual circumstances to the sinking, were any lives lost etc? I recall we use to put sea water in the bottom of the wooden clinker built lifeboats to swell the planks up to make them a bit more watertight. Hope the Greeks did the same.
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