Claim: SS Gairsoppa, a British steam merchant ship built in Jarrow and operated by British-India Steam Navigation Company, was launched August 12, 1919 and completed November 1919, but it sunk February 16, 1941 from a German torpedo.
Evidence: The SS Gairsoppa was a British steam merchant ship built in Jarrow and launched in 1919. 12 Aug 1919 November 1919 Launched: Completed: Sunk, 16 February 1941 after being torpedoed by a German U-Boat Fate: British-India Steam Navigation Company Operator: