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Allied Ships hit by U-boats


Lily


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NameLily
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage5.719 tons
Completed1920 - Uchida Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Yokohama 
OwnerCharalambos N. Pateras and C. Michalos, Pirĉus 
HomeportChios 
Date of attack9 Mar, 1942Nationality:      Greek
 
FateSunk by U-587 (Ulrich Borcherdt)
Position43.32N, 54.14W - Grid BB 9812
- See location on a map -
Complement32 (3 dead and 29 survivors).
ConvoyONS-68 
RouteLondon - Belfast Lough - Halifax 
CargoBallast 
History Built as Taikai Maru, 1920 renamed Legie, 1933 renamed Lily 
Notes on loss  


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