Palma
Ship Number
1028
Vessel Type
Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
18
Launch Date
January 14, 1941
Delivered
April 2, 1941
Owner
Royal Mail Lines Ltd
Weight
5419 grt
BP Length
425 feet
Breadth
61 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
15.5 knots
Propulsion
Direct Acting (D.A.) Diesel 1236 n.h.p.
Official No.
168085
Registered
London
Fate
Torpedoed
Palma

[Harland and Wolff GA]
About 15.30 hours on 29 Feb, 1944, the unescorted Palma was torpedoed and sunk by U-183 about 400 miles south of Ceylon. Four crew members and three gunners were lost. The master, 41 crew members and four gunners were picked up by the HMS Balta (T 50) and British armed whaler HMS Semla (4.38)  and landed at Colombo on 2 March.