Fort Fidler
British Steam merchant
Name | Fort Fidler | ||
Type: | Steam merchant (North Sands) | ||
Tonnage | 7,127 tons | ||
Completed | 1943 - North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd, North Vancouver BC | ||
Owner | Smith, Hogg & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
Homeport | London | ||
Date of attack | 14 May 1944 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Damaged by U-616 (Siegfried Koitschka) | ||
Position | 36° 45'N, 0° 55'E | ||
Complement | 61 (0 dead and 61 survivors). | ||
Convoy | GUS-39 | ||
Route | Taranto - Hampton Roads | ||
Cargo | Ballast | ||
History | Completed in May 1943 for the Canadian Government, lend-leased on bareboat charter to British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Post-war: Broken up at Bilbao in October 1971. | ||
Notes on event | At 02.30 hours on 14 May 1944, U-616 attacked convoy GUS-39 and damaged the G.S. Walden and Fort Fidler. The Fort Fidler managed to reach Oran and after temporary repairs was towed to Lisbon, arriving on 1 March 1945. Sold to Portugal by the US Maritime Commission and returned to service as Alcoutim for Sociedade Geral de Comercio, Industria e Transportes, Lisbon. |
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