Ocean Crusader
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| Name | Ocean Crusader | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant (Ocean (British Liberty)) | ||
| Tonnage | 7,178 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corp, Portland ME | ||
| Owner | Dodd, Thomson & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Nov 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-262 (Heinz Franke) | ||
| Position | 50.30N, 45.30W - Grid BC 2217 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 45 (45 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | HX-216 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Portland, Maine - Panama - New York (19 Nov) - Avonmouth | ||
| Cargo | 8891 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Completed in November 1942 for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on loss | At 16.57 hours on 26 Nov, 1942, the Ocean Crusader (Master Ellis Wynne Parry) on her maiden voyage was torpedoed and sunk by U-262 northeast of St.Johns. The ship was a straggler from convoy HX-216 due to heavy weather in 50°N/47°W. The master and 44 crew members were lost. | ||
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