MV El Argentino (original) (raw)

MV El Argentino was a refrigerated cargo motor ship that was built in Scotland in 1920 and sunk by a German aircraft in the Atlantic Ocean in 1943. Furness, Houlder Argentine Lines operated her throughout her career. This was a joint venture between Furness, Withy and Houlder Line to carry chilled and frozen meat and other produce from South America to the United Kingdom. This was the company's second ship to be called El Argentino. The first was a steamship that was launched in 1907 and sunk by a German mine in 1916.