Thurso
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| Name | Thurso | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.436 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - S.P. Austin & Son Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Ellermanīs Wilson Line Ltd, Hull | ||
| Homeport | Hull | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Jun, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-552 (Erich Topp) | ||
| Position | 43.41N, 18.02W - Grid BE 8589 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 42 (13 dead and 29 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HG-84 | ||
| Route | Lisbon - Gibraltar (9 Jun) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 850 tons of general cargo, including cork and 1500 bags of mail for German prisoners of war | ||
| History | Launched as War Bramble, completed as Thurso | ||
| Notes on loss | Between 04.32 and 04.34 hours on 15 Jun, 1942, U-552 fired three torpedoes at the convoy HG-84 west of Cape Finisterre, observed hits after 45 seconds and 1 minute 32 seconds and heard a detonation after 1 minute and 55 seconds. Two ships, the City of Oxford and the Thurso were hit and sunk. 13 crew members from the Thurso (Master William Walker) were lost. The master, 22 crew members and six gunners were picked up by HMS Marigold (K 87) (Lt J.A.S. Halcrow) and landed at Greenock. | ||
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