MV ''Limerick'' was an refrigerated cargo ship built by William Hamilton & Co,

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in 1925 for the Union Steamship Company of

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Fate

While sailing in convoy GP 48 along the east coast of Australia, protected by the Royal Australian Navy corvettes and , ''Limerick'' was torpedoed and sunk on 26 April 1943, by the off

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. All but two of the crew were rescued by ''Colac''. ''I-177'' escaped unharmed.

Wreck

The wreck of the ''Limerick'' lies in of water, about east of Ballina. Discovered by local anglers, the wreck's identity was officially confirmed on 2 February 2013, when it was mapped by the marine research vessel .

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Photo of MV Limerick
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