Lalande
British Steam merchant
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° 08'N, 3° 46'W - Grid CH 7455 | ||
Complement | 64 (7 dead and 57 survivors). | ||
Convoy | Torch | ||
Route | Algiers - Gibraltar | ||
Cargo | Ballast | ||
History | Completed in September 1920 Post-war: 1951 sold to Italy and renamed Cristina Maria G. for G. Gestioni Esercizio Nav, Genoa. 1953 renamed Cristina Maria for Soc di Nav Roma (N. Rizzi), Genoa. Later that year registered in Panama for Rasmar Inc, Panama. Broken up at Hamburg in August 1959. | ||
Notes on event | 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. | ||
On board | We have details of 10 people who were on board. |
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