Lalande
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Lalande | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7.453 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - D. & W. Henderson & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Lamport & Holt Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-73 (Horst Deckert) | ||
| Position | 36.08N, 03.46W - Grid CH 7455 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 64 (7 dead and 57 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | Torch | ||
| Route | Algiers - Gibraltar | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in September 1920 Post-war: | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.13 hours on 14 Nov, 1942, the Lalande in a Torch convoy off Oran was hit by one of three torpedoes fired by U-73, but reached port safely and was repaired until June 1943. | ||
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