Anglo Mærsk
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Anglo Mærsk | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 7.705 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Houlder Brothers & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Oct, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-604 (Horst Höltring) | ||
| Position | 27.15N, 17.55W - Grid DH 8547 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 35 (0 dead and 35 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-125 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Pointe Noire, French Congo - Freetown (16 Oct) - Glasgow | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Anglo Swede, 1932 renamed Danish Anglo Mærsk for A.P. Møller, Copenhagen. In 1940 taken over by Britain and transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.40 hours on 26 Oct, 1942, U-509 (Witte) attacked a straggler from the convoy SL-125 west of the Canary Islands, in position 27°50N/22°15W (grid DH 7555) and observed a hit after 1 minute 33 seconds on the Anglo Mærsk (Master K.N. Valsberg) with no significant effect. The tanker was straggling due to machinery troubles. At 21.06 hours on 27 Oct, 1942, the damaged tanker was sunk by three coups de grâce by U-604 behind the convoy. | ||
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