Katy
Photo courtesy of The Mariners Museum, Newport News VA
| Name | Katy | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6,825 tons | ||
| Completed | 1931 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | S. Holter-Sørensen, Oslo | ||
| Homeport | Oslo | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Apr 1945 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-857 (Rudolf Premauer) | ||
| Position | 35.56N, 74.52W - Grid CA 8772 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York (22 Apr) - Houston | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | On 5 May, 1942, the Katy rescued four survivors from the Munger T. Ball, which had been sunk by U-507 (Schacht) the same day and brought them to Key West, Florida. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 23 Apr, 1945, the unescorted Katy (Master Reidar Thorn) was torpedoed and damaged by U-857 east of Kitty Hawk. She was towed to Lynnhaven, Hampton Roads on 26 April and repaired. It is also possible that U-879 (Manchen) torpedoed this ship, but both U-boats were lost during April 1945 in that area and this success can not be definitely assigned to one of the boats. | ||
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