| City of Rayville |
The City of Rayville was the first American vessel sunk in World War II (Nov 9th 1940) by a German mine laid in an extensive mine field some 7 nautical miles off Cape Otway by the German Raider PINGUIN, a motor vessel of 7766 tons. She was built in Tampa, Florida USA 1920 Converted to diesel 1927. Dave Hurst captured these magnificent Rayville photos below on the 14th March 2010 & was generous enough to share these for all to see. |
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A 4 hour dive is a long time hanging onto the drifting deco bars, that ended up 4 Klm away from the shot line! |