Nigerian
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| Name | Nigerian | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.423 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Werke Seebeck, Wesermünde | ||
| Owner | United Africa Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Dec, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-508 (Georg Staats) | ||
| Position | 09.17N, 59.00W - Grid EO 1537 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 61 (5 dead and 56 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Port Harcourt - Takoradi (22 Nov) - Trinidad - UK | ||
| Cargo | 4200 tons of palm oil seed, 1300 tons of timber, 1000 tons of cocoa and 750 tons peanut oil in bulk | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.05 hours on 9 Dec, 1942, the unescorted Nigerian (Master Edward Robert Owen) was torpedoed by U-508 about 130 miles southeast of Trinidad and sunk by a coup de grâce at 00.50 hours. Four crew members and one passenger were lost. Four passengers (British military officers) were taken prisoner and landed at Lorient on 6 Jan, 1943. The master, 36 crew members, eight gunners and seven passengers were rescued. The master and 28 survivors were picked up on 11 December by the American submarine chaser USS PC-624 and landed at Moruga Bay, Trinidad. The chief officer and 15 survivors landed at Georgetown and the second officer and six survivors were picked up by the Panamanian merchant Maravi. | ||
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