George L. Torian
| Name | George L. Torian | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.754 tons | ||
| Completed | 1926 - Earle´s Shipbuilding & Enigeering Co, Hull | ||
| Owner | Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co Ltd, Toronto | ||
| Homeport | Toronto | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Feb, 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-129 (Asmus Nicolai Clausen) | ||
| Position | 09.13N, 59.04W - Grid EO 1525 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 19 (15 dead and 4 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Paramaribo - Trinidad | ||
| Cargo | Bauxite | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.20 hours on 22 Feb, 1942, the unescorted George L. Torian (Master John Allan) was torpedoed and sunk by U-129 about 120 miles south-southeast of Trinidad. The master and 14 crew members were lost. Four crew members were rescued by a flying boat of the US Navy and landed at Trinidad. | ||
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