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''Cotati'' was a 5,963 ton refrigerated cargo ship〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LISTE DE NAVIRES PORVUS DE MACHINES FRIGORIFIQUES )〕 which was built in 1919. She was renamed ''Empire Avocet'' in 1942 and sunk by ''U-125'' on 29 September 1942. ==History== ''Cotati'' was built by Moore Shipbuilding Co, Oakland, California and launced on 30 March 1919. She was completed on 26 August 1919. ''Cotati'' was built for the United States Shipping Board.〔 On 19 December 1920, she rescued the crew of the American schooner ''Jane Palmer'', which had been abandoned at . They were landed in Bermuda. ''Cotati'' was transferred to the United States Maritime Commission in 1937 and laid up in the reserve fleet on 31 December 1939. In 1942, ''Cotati'' was transferred to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed ''Empire Avocet'', operating under the management of the New Zealand Shipping Co.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Empire Avocet )〕 ''Cotati'' was not renamed immediately as she is recorded as being a member of several convoys during the Second World War. ;Convoy SC 79 ''Cotati'' was listed as a member of Convoy SC 79, which departed Halifax, Nova Scotia on 11 April 1942 and arrived at Liverpool on 27 April, but she did not sail with the convoy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CONVOY SC 79 )〕 ;Convoy SC 80 ''Cotati'' was listed as a member of Convoy SC 80, which departed Halifax on 17 April 1942 and arrived at Liverpool on 3 May. Although ''Cotati'' sailed with the convoy, she later returned to Halifax.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CONVOY SC 80 )〕 ;Convoy SC 82 Convoy SC 82 departed Halifax on 30 April 1942 and arrived at Liverpool on 16 May. ''Cotati'' was the second ship in the convoy to leave port. She was carrying a cargo of frozen meat.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CONVOY SC 82 )〕 ;Convoy OS 35 Convoy OS 35 sailed from Liverpool on 21 July 1942 and arrived at Freetown, Sierra Leone on 10 August. ''Empire Avocet'' was carrying chemicals, machinery and other general cargo destined for Montevideo, Uruguay.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Convoy OS.35 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Cotati」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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