Fort a la Corne
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Fort a la Corne | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant (North Sands) | ||
| Tonnage | 7,133 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd, North Vancouver BC | ||
| Owner | McCowen & Gross Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Mar 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-596 (Gunter Jahn) | ||
| Position | 36° 52'N, 1° 47'E - Grid CH 8292 | ||
| Complement | 54 (0 dead and 54 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ET-16 | ||
| Route | Bone (28 Mar) - Gibraltar | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in August 1942 for US War Shipping Administration (WSA), lend-leased on bareboat charter to British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on event | At 20.15 hours on 30 March 1943, U-596 attacked convoy ET-16 west of Algiers and reported five hits on two ships, but the Italians reported hits on three ships. The Hallanger and Fort a la Corne were sunk by this attack. The master, 43 crew members and ten gunners from the Fort a la Corne (Master Reginald A. Grove) were picked up by a British escort vessel and landed at Gibraltar. | ||
| On board | We have details of 2 people who were on board. | ||
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