USS Hugh L. Scott (AP 43)
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| Name | USS Hugh L. Scott (AP 43) | ||
| Type: | Troop transport | ||
| Tonnage | 12.479 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp, Sparrow´s Point MD | ||
| Owner | United States Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 12 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-130 (Ernst Kals) | ||
| Position | 33.40N, 07.35W - Grid DJ 2524 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 119 (59 dead and 60 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | UGF-1 | ||
| Route | Hampton Roads (24 Oct) - Fedhala, Marocco (8 Nov) | ||
| Cargo | War material and troops | ||
| History | Laid down as American steam passenger ship Jadwin for USSB, completed as Hawkeye State, 1922 renamed President Pierce for the Dollar SS Co, later transferred to the American President Lines Ltd, San Francisco On 31 Jul, 1941, the President Pierce was requisitioned by the US Government and used as US Army transporter Hugh L. Scott in four Far East voyages. On 14 Aug, 1942, transferred to the US Navy and converted to the troop transport USS Hugh L. Scott (AP 43). | ||
| Notes on loss | The USS Hugh L. Scott (AP 43) (Capt Harold J. Wright) was participating in Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, in the Task Group 34.9 (Center Attack Group, Western Naval Task Force) as part of the convoy UGF-1. At 18.28 hours on 12 Nov, 1942, U-130 fired five torpedoes on three transports (USS Edward Rutledge (AP 52), USS Hugh L. Scott (AP 43) and USS Tasker H. Bliss (AP 42)) at anchor in the heavily guarded Fedhala Roads. All torpedoes hit their targets, causing the first and the second ship to sink quickly. The USS Tasker H. Bliss (AP 42) burned until 02.30 hours the next morning and finally sank. U-130 reported her victims by their former civilian names. | ||
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