Arthur W. Sewall
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| Name | Arthur W. Sewall | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.030 tons | ||
| Completed | 1926 - Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Prebensen & Blakstad, Risør | ||
| Homeport | Risør | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Aug, 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-109 (Heinrich Bleichrodt) | ||
| Position | 08.28N, 34.21W - Grid ER 1839 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 36 (0 dead and 36 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Freetown (1 Aug) - Trinidad | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | On 12 Mar, 1942, she saved one engineer from the Norwegian steam merchant Tønsbergfjord, which was sunk six days before by the Italian submarine Enrico Tazzoli 200 miles west of Bermuda. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 1 Aug, 1942, the Arthur W. Sewall (Master Wilhelm Pallesen) left Freetown for Trinidad in a convoy, which was dispersed five days later and she proceeded alone. At 21.47 hours on 7 Aug, 1942, she was torpedoed and shelled by U-109 and sank the next day. The crew in the lifeboat was picked up by the Greek steam merchant Athina Livanos and landed in Port of Spain on 19 August. | ||
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