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- CANADIAN SHIPS LOST

5)NORFOLK U-175




Norfolk under her former name Glenbuckie. Photo. c52b6d42a7a50f73508b2a0e3e1ac2a969ea10a9.jpg (600×283) (bgsu.edu)


  


Built 1923


Tonnage 1901


Cargo 3055 tons of bauxite.


Sunk 18 SEP 42 by U-175 in pos. 08º 36" N 59º 20"W


6 Dead


13 Survivors


At 13.52 hours on 18 Sep, 1942, the unescorted Norfolk (Master Thomas Arthur Edge) was torpedoed and sunk by U-175 northeast of Georgetown, British Guiana. The master and five crew members were lost. 13 crew members were picked up by the Spanish merchant Indaucha and landed at Port of Spain, Trinidad the next day.


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


 

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