SS Scillin information

History
Name	H W Pellatt (1903–20); Memling (1920–24); Nicole le Borgne (1925–34); Giuliana Pagan (1934–35); Scillin Secundo (1935–37); Scillin (1937–42);
Owner	Wm Petersen Ltd, Newcastle (1903–05); Canadian Lake & Ocean Nav Co, Newcastle (1905–11); Merchants Mutual Line, Newcastle (1911–17); Canadian Northern Steamships, London (1917–18); Canadian Steamship Lines, Montreal (1918–20); Société Belge d'Armament Maritime (1920–24); Cie. Charles le Borgne, Marseille (1925–34); Giuseppe Pagan, Venice (1934–35); Aurora SA di Nav, Genoa (1935–); Fratelli Bianchi Soc Di Nav, Genoa (–1942);
Port of registry	Newcastle (1903–17); London (1917–18); Montreal (1918–20); (1920–24); Marseille (1925–34); Venice (1934–35); Genoa (1935–42);
Builder	Russell and Company, Greenock, Scotland
Yard number	511
Launched	9 April 1903
Completed	1903
Identification	UK official number 114446 (1903–20); Italian official number 263 (1934–35); Italian official number 2019 (1935–40); code letters OURC (1925–33); ; Call sign IOEK (1935–37); ; call sign IUFG (1937–42); ;
Fate	Sunk, 14 November 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,591 GRT; 951 NRT;
Length	240.1 ft (73.2 m)
Beam	36.8 ft (11.2 m)
Depth	21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Installed power	196 NHP
Propulsion	3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines; single screw
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)

SS Scillin was a 1,591 GRT cargo steamship that was built in Scotland in 1903, passed through a succession of owners of various nationalities and had a succession of different names. She was built as H. M. Pellatt but was successively called Memling, Nicole Le Borgne, Giuliana Pagan, and Scillin Secondo before becoming Scillin in 1937.

By the time of the Second World War the ship was in Italian ownership. In 1942, a Royal Navy submarine sank her in the Mediterranean Sea when she was transporting over 800 Allied prisoners of war (POWs) from North Africa to Italy, killing nearly all of them. The United Kingdom kept the cause of her sinking secret until 1996, more than 50 years after the event.

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History

Name	H W Pellatt (1903–20) Memling (1920–24) Nicole le Borgne (1925–34) Giuliana Pagan (1934–35) Scillin Secundo (1935–37) Scillin (1937–42)
Owner	Wm Petersen Ltd, Newcastle (1903–05) Canadian Lake & Ocean Nav Co, Newcastle (1905–11) Merchants Mutual Line, Newcastle (1911–17) Canadian Northern Steamships, London (1917–18) Canadian Steamship Lines, Montreal (1918–20) Société Belge d'Armament Maritime (1920–24) Cie. Charles le Borgne, Marseille (1925–34) Giuseppe Pagan, Venice (1934–35) Aurora SA di Nav, Genoa (1935–) Fratelli Bianchi Soc Di Nav, Genoa (–1942)
Port of registry	Newcastle (1903–17) London (1917–18) Montreal (1918–20) (1920–24) Marseille (1925–34) Venice (1934–35) Genoa (1935–42)
Builder	Russell and Company, Greenock, Scotland
Yard number	511
Launched	9 April 1903
Completed	1903
Identification	UK official number 114446 (1903–20) Italian official number 263 (1934–35) Italian official number 2019 (1935–40) code letters OURC (1925–33) Call sign IOEK (1935–37) call sign IUFG (1937–42)
Fate	Sunk, 14 November 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,591 GRT 951 NRT
Length	240.1 ft (73.2 m)
Beam	36.8 ft (11.2 m)
Depth	21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Installed power	196 NHP
Propulsion	3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines; single screw
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)