St. Usk
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| Name | St. Usk | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,472 tons | ||
| Completed | 1909 - R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | South American Saint Line, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Cardiff | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Sep 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-161 (Albrecht Achilles) | ||
| Position | 16.30S, 29.28W - Grid FR 52 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 51 (0 dead and 51 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rio Grande - Rio de Janeiro (15 Sep) - Freetown - Hull | ||
| Cargo | 6883 tons of general cargo, including rice, tinned meat and cotton seed | ||
| History | Completed in February 1909 as Swedish Hellenic for Rederi A/B Transatlantic (G. Carlsson), Gothenburg. 1936 sold to Britain and renamed Nailsea Belle for E.R. Management Co Ltd, Cardiff. 1937 renamed St. Usk for South American Saint Line, Cardiff. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 20 Sep, 1943, the unescorted St. Usk (Master G.H. Moss) was torpedoed and sunk by U-161 northeast of Martin Vaz Rocks. The master was taken prisoner and was lost when the U-boat was sunk one week later. 43 crew members and seven gunners were picked up by the Spanish steam merchant Albareda and landed at Rio de Janeiro on 28 September. | ||
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