Sesostris
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| Name | Sesostris | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.962 tons | ||
| Completed | 1915 - J. Blumer & Co Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Albert Klat, Alexandria | ||
| Homeport | Alexandria | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Jan, 1941 | Nationality:  Egyptian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-106 (Jürgen Oesten) | ||
| Position | 56N, 15.23W - Grid AM 1988 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | SC-19 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Hampton Roads (3 Dec) - Halifax (12 Jan) - Liverpool - Dublin | ||
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| History | Built as Arranmoor, 1919 renamed Arranmead, 1922 renamed Middlemoor, 1936 renamed Sesostris | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.15 hours on 29 Jan, 1941, the Sesostris was hit near the bridge by a stern torpedo from U-106 and sank by the bow within ten minutes. The U-boat had spotted two stragglers from convoy SC-19 and a destroyer at 05.50 hours and missed the Sesostris with a first torpedo at 06.07 hours. After that, the ship successfully prevented several attack runs by hard turning and firing flares. | ||
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