James Gordon Bennett
American Steam merchant
Name | James Gordon Bennett | ||
Type: | Steam merchant (Liberty) | ||
Tonnage | 7,176 tons | ||
Completed | 1942 - California Shipbuilding Corp, Los Angeles CA | ||
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Date of attack | 23 Sep 1943 | Nationality: American | |
Fate | Damaged by U-952 (Oskar Curio) | ||
Position | 53° 00'N, 40° 00'W - Grid AJ 9353 | ||
Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
Convoy | ON-202 | ||
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History | Completed in September 1942. 1961 scrapped at Baltimore. | ||
Notes on event | At 08.31 hours on 23 Sep 1943, U-952 fired two T-3 torpedoes at convoy ON-202. The first hit the Steel Voyager and the second missed. Seven minutes later, another T-3 and a FAT torpedo were fired. The T-3 exploded prematurely and the FAT struck the James Gordon Bennett after 4 minutes 25 seconds, but did not detonate. |
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