Technical
tanker - motor - single screw
10,364 GRT - 15,150 DWT
325'4" x 64'3" x 29'7"
Service speed 13.0 knots
The Master, 31 crew and the passengers were rescued by the British destroyer HMS Winchelsea (F.40) (Lt-Cdr W.A.F. Hawkins) and landed at Liverpool. Twenty-five crew were lost.
About 15 minutes earlier U-34 also torpedoed and sank Sambre in this convoy. The previous day the boat torpedoed Accra and Vinemoor.
Thanks to Walter Janssens for extra information on this page.
Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are from the German perspective and are given in CET.
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