Troisdoc
| Name | Troisdoc | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,925 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Paterson Steamships Ltd, Fort William, Ontario | ||
| Homeport | Fort William | ||
| Date of attack | 21 May 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-558 (Günther Krech) | ||
| Position | 18.15N, 79.20W - Grid EB 3111 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 18 (0 dead and 18 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Mobile - Georgetown, British Guiana | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including cement | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 18.22 hours on 21 May, 1942, U-558 fired a torpedo at the unescorted Troisdoc and heard after 53 seconds a hit without detonation. The U-boat then surfaced and shelled the ship that sank by the bow about 40 miles northwest of Jamaica at 19.17 hours. The master and 17 crew members were picked up by the US Coast Guard cutter USS Mohawk (WPG 78). | ||
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