Alderamin
| Name | Alderamin | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7.886 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack | ||
| Owner | NV Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co´s Stoomvaart Mij, Rotterdam | ||
| Homeport | Rotterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Mar, 1943 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-338 (Manfred Kinzel) | ||
| Position | 52.14N, 32.15W - Grid AK 8599 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 64 (15 dead and 49 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-122 | ||
| Route | Lagos - New York - Hull | ||
| Cargo | 10.000 tons of oil seeds, rubber and general cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.05 hours on 17 Mar, 1943, U-338 fired a spread of two torpedoes at the convoy SC-122 southeast of Cape Farewell and Kinzel thought that he had hit one ship, but in fact the Kingsbury in station #51 and the King Gruffydd in station #52 were hit and sunk. At 03.06 hours, a second spread of two torpedoes was fired, one of them struck the Alderamin in station #61, which sank later in 51°30N/34°55W. At 03.07 hours, the stern torpedo was fired, which missed the intended target, the Alderamin, but damaged the Fort Cedar Lake in station #124. | ||
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