Guido
British Steam merchant
Name | Guido | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 3,921 tons | ||
Completed | 1920 - Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole | ||
Owner | Ellerman´s Wilson Line Ltd, Hull | ||
Homeport | Hull | ||
Date of attack | 8 Mar 1943 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-633 (Bernhard Müller) | ||
Position | 58° 08'N, 32° 20'W - Grid AK 2731 | ||
Complement | 45 (10 dead and 35 survivors). | ||
Convoy | SC-121 (romper) | ||
Route | St. Kitts - New York (23 Feb) - Greenock | ||
Cargo | 4242 tons of sugar and 24 tons of cotton and mail | ||
History | Completed in December 1920 | ||
Notes on event | At 08.55 hours on 8 March 1943 the Guido (Master George Mussared) was torpedoed and sunk by U-633 about 450 miles east-southeast of Cape Farewell. The vessel was a romper 10 miles off the starboard bow of convoy SC-121. Eight crew members and two gunners were lost. The master, 28 crew members and six gunners were picked up by USCGC Spencer (WPG 36) and landed at Londonderry. | ||
On board | We have details of 12 people who were on board. |
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