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SHIPS HIT BRITAIN 240 * - S T U

14)SIRE U-107




Photo. D/S Sire - Krigsseilerregisteret


 


Built 1938


Tonnage 5,664 / 9,050 tons


Cargo: Ballast


Route: UK - Las Palmas - Pepel (Sierra Leone)


Sunk 31 MAY 41 by U-107 on pos. 08º 50"N 15º 30"W


3 Dead


46 Survivors


At 07.39 hours on 31 May, 1941, the Sire (Master John Thomas Bennett), dispersed from convoy OB-320, was hit on the starboard side in the bow by one torpedo from U-107 and sank after 10 minutes west-southwest of Freetown. Three crew members were lost. The master and 45 crew members were picked up by HMS Marguerite (K 54) (LtCdr A.N. Blundell) and landed at Freetown on 6 June.


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


 

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