Ships hit by U-boats


Ocean Victor

British Steam trawler


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NameOcean Victor
Type:Steam trawler
Tonnage202 tons
Completed1918 - Rennie Forrestt Shipbuilding, Engineering & Drydock Co Ltd, Wivenhoe 
OwnerJ. Craig, Aberdeen 
HomeportAberdeen 
Date of attack9 Aug 1941Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-206 (Herbert Opitz)
Position62° 33'N, 14° 07'W - Grid AE 8525
Complement13 (13 dead - no survivors)
Convoy
RouteReykjavik (5 Aug) - fishing grounds 
Cargo 
History Completed in June 1918 as armed trawler HMS John Fairman (No. 3750) of the Strath class for the Admiralty and served as hydrophone vessel. 1920 converted to a fishing trawler and renamed Ocean Victor (A 7) for J. Craig, Aberdeen. 
Notes on event

At 05.28 hours on 9 August 1941 the unescorted Ocean Victor (Skipper Marquis Silverstone Slater) was hit on the port side by one G7e torpedo from U-206 and sank immediately after a heavy explosion about 100 miles southeast of Iceland. The trawler had been reported missing after leaving Iceland.

 
On boardWe have details of 13 people who were on board


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