Samouri
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Samouri | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant (Liberty) | ||
| Tonnage | 7,219 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Oregon Shipbuilding Co, Portland OR | ||
| Owner | Moss Hutchinson Line Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Jan 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-188 (Siegfried Lüdden) | ||
| Position | 13° 13'N, 55° 56'E - Grid MQ 4658 | ||
| Complement | 49 (0 dead and 49 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Bombay - Aden - New York | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Launched as American Manasseh Cutler, lend-leased to Britain and completed in September 1943 as Samouri for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.25 hours on 26 Jan 1944 the unescorted Samouri (Master William John Slade) was torpedoed and sunk by U-188 east-northeast of Socotra Island in the Gulf of Aden. The master, 38 crew members and ten gunners were picked up by the Shahzada and landed at Aden. | ||
| On board | We have details of 2 people who were on board. | ||
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