Technical
fruit carrier - steam -� single screw
5,389 GRT� -� 6,253 DWT
417'6" x 51'5" x 269"
Service speed 13.5 knots
Accommodation for 12 passengers

Master Capt Henry Carlton Bower

Convoy OB-229 comprised 35 ships.� The Master, 62 crew and two gunners were lost.� The sole survivor, chief cook James Thompson Harvey, was rescued by the Canadian destroyer HMCS Saguenay (D.79) (Capt. G.R. Miles) and landed at Greenock on 23 October.

Thanks to Walter Janssens for the extra information on this page.

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