Nailsea Meadow
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Nailsea Meadow | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,962 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - Bartram & Sons Ltd, South Dock, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | E.R. Management Co Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Cardiff | ||
| Date of attack | 11 May 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-196 (Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat) | ||
| Position | 32° 04'S, 29° 13'E - Grid KZ 1391 | ||
| Complement | 44 (2 dead and 42 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Hampton Roads - New York - Trinidad - Capetown (8 May) - Durban - Bombay - Karachi | ||
| Cargo | 7104 tons of war materials, general cargo and mail | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 23.40 hours on 11 May 1943 the Nailsea Meadow (Master Eric William Lambert) was torpedoed and sunk by U-196 40 miles south of Port St.Johns, Cape Colony. Two crew members were lost. The master, 34 crew members and seven gunners were picked up by the SAAF crash launch R 6 and landed at East London on 12 May. | ||
| On board | We have details of 5 people who were on board. | ||
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