MV Derrycunihy (1943)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Derrycunihy |
| Owner | McCowan & Gross Ltd |
| Operator | Ministry of War Transport |
| Port of registry | London |
| Builder | Burntisland Shipbuilding Company |
| Yard number | 275 |
| Laid down | 22 June 1943 |
| Launched | 11 November 1943 |
| Completed | 26 February 1944 |
| Identification | MTS T72 |
| Fate | Sunk off Normandy by enemy action 24 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 10,200 |
MV Derrycunihy (MTS T72) was a British cargo ship impressed as a military transport during the Second World War. She was sunk off the Normandy beaches with great loss of life in 1944.