Marit II
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| Name | Marit II | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 7.417 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Jørgen P. Jensen, Arendal | ||
| Homeport | Arendal | ||
| Date of attack | 11 Sep, 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-404 (Otto von Bülow) | ||
| Position | 51.16N, 29.08W - Grid AK 9876 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (2 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-127 | ||
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| History | Built as Scottish Strath, 1937 renamed Marit II On 13 Sep, 1946, the Marit II on a voyage from Curaçao to New York with a cargo of oil, was caught in a hurricane, broke in two and sank in 35°09N/73°34W. The master, his wife and ten crew members were lost. 18 survivors in a lifeboat were picked up by the tanker Pan Amoco and six others by the tanker Gulfhawk. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.16 hours on 11 Sep, 1942, U-404 fired three torpedoes at the convoy ON-127 and observed hits after 3 minutes 12 seconds and 3 minutes 32 seconds on a freighter and a tanker. At 00.20 hours, U-608 (Struckmeier) also fired torpedoes and observed one hit after 28 seconds. However, it is probable that only one torpedo from U-404 hit the Marit II. The Marit II (Master Herman Williamson) stopped, but continued after an inspection of the damage and joined the convoy again on 12 September. She reached port safely on 16 September, was repaired in New York and returned to service. | ||
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