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SS / HMT Rohna

Posted by Jack Ballo on February 20, 2021, 22:52:39

Hi, I am working on a WWII documentary about the attack on the British Merchant Ship called the SS or HMT Rohna. It was requisitioned to a troop ship in 1940.

I was wondering if anyone has any information, photos or film footage of the vessel that was built by Hawthorn Leslie in Hebburn.

Thanks, -Jack

Link: Rohna: Classified

Re: SS / HMT Rohna

Posted by Norman Dunn on February 21, 2021, 9:06:39, in reply to "SS / HMT Rohna"

Hi Jack,
Fingers crossed you will get a bit info from our ex Shipyard men who are regulars on the board.
I presume you have seen this about Rhona on the Tyne Built Ships website. Click the Link to see it.

Link: Rhona

Re: SS / HMT Rohna

Posted by Davy on February 21, 2021, 11:43:32, in reply to "Re: SS / HMT Rohna"

Could try looking on ships nostalgia.

Re: SS / HMT Rohna

Posted by Michael Arbon on February 21, 2021, 9:08:31, in reply to "SS / HMT Rohna"

Hi Jack there is some information on the Tyne Built Ships website. You might already have this.
http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/R-Ships/rohna1926.html

Re: SS / HMT Rohna

Posted by Jimmy O'Mahoney on February 21, 2021, 15:14:51, in reply to "Re: SS / HMT Rohna"

Looks like a lot of information about HMT ROHNA on WICKAPEDIA.

Re: SS / HMT Rohna

Posted by Jimmy O'Mahoney on February 21, 2021, 15:20:11, in reply to "Re: SS / HMT Rohna"

OOP'S spelling mistake its WIKIPEDIA.

Re: SS / HMT Rohna

Posted by John Shearer on February 22, 2021, 15:33:33, in reply to "SS / HMT Rohna"

Jack Ballo. For what its worth, I have found the complete story on the demise of this Tyne built ship HMT Rohnna which was the first ship (Ever) to be sunk by a HE-293 guided (German) bomb.

See link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3sZruV6clNJB1cgn9ASYrXHVX7L6y7WcE9nI1MK7DGbGpoJJS8b4G4wGk&v=g6urO3iuLoE

Re: SS / HMT Rohna

Posted by John Mills on February 23, 2021, 1:27:34, in reply to "Re: SS / HMT Rohna"

John,
many thanks for finding this presentation, really interesting and it was good to hear Hebburn having a mention.

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