Merope
| Name | Merope | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,162 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - C. van der Giessen & Zonen’s Scheepswerven NV, Krimpen aan den IJssel | ||
| Owner | NV Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij (KNSM), Amsterdam | ||
| Homeport | Amsterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Apr 1943 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-371 (Waldemar Mehl) | ||
| Position | Grid CH 9668 - See estimated map location (37.01N05.29E) * | ||
| Complement | 34 (10 dead and 24 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Philippeville (26 Apr) - Bougie (27 Apr) - Algiers - Oran | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in January 1918 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 14.26 hours on 27 Apr, 1943, U-371 attacked a small convoy consisting of Merope (Master C.P. Dekker) and the French steam merchant Cevennes, escorted by HMS Rothesay (J 19) (Cdr A.A. Martin, DSC and Bar, RD, RNR) about 10 miles east-northeast of Cape Bengut. The Merope was hit by a torpedo fired from a distance of 3000 metres, settled with a heavy list to port and sank in a short time. The master, seven crew members and two British gunners were lost. 20 crew members and four British gunners were picked up by the other two ships of the convoy and landed at Algiers. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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