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SHIPS HIT CANADA 8 - CANADIAN SHIPS LOST

7)PORTADOC U-124




Portadoc with her former name  James B. Foote. Photo. 8022efd96827695d0c1cd416d0d78a4d8339dede.jpg (600×340) (bgsu.edu)


  


Built: 1924


Tonnage: 1,746 tons


Cargo: Coal and other miscellaneous stuff.


Sunk 07 APR 41 by U-124 in pos. 07º 17"N 16º 53"W.


0 Dead


20 Survivors


At 17.39 hours on 7 Apr, 1941, the unescorted Portadoc (Master John Evan Jones) was hit by one torpedo in the stern from U-124 about 150 miles southwest of Freetown. The ship settled by the stern but did not sink, so the U-boat surfaced at 17.50 hours and shelled her with 21 rounds from the deck gun and the 20mm AA gun. The master and 19 crew members had abandoned ship in two lifeboats and were provided with water after being questioned. The survivors made landfall six days later at Benty, French Guinea and were interned by the Vichy French authorities. One man died while in captivity, but six months later the survivors were released in prisoners exchange.


By Portadoc (Canadian Steam merchant) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net


 

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