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SHIPS HIT NORWAY 39 - NORWEGIAN SHIPS CARGO LOST

12)FRANK SEAMANS U-162




Picture kindly sent by Bjoern Pedersen



Built 1928


Tonnage 4,271 / 7,100 tons


Cargo: Bauxite


Route: Paramaribo - Trinidad


Sunk on 7 MAY 42 by U-162 on pos. 06º 21’N 55º 38’W.


0 Dead


27 Survivors


At 08.00 hours on 7 May 1942, the unescorted Frank Seamans (Master Ingvald Hegerberg) was struck by one torpedo from U-162. After all crew members had abandoned ship in lifeboats, a second torpedo was fired which sank the ship. All hands were picked up by a Dutch ship the next day and taken to Paramaribo.


By Frank Seamans (Norwegian Steam merchant) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net


 

 

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