Ocean Venus
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Ocean Venus | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant (Ocean (British Liberty)) | ||
| Tonnage | 7,174 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Permanente Metals Corp, Richmond CA | ||
| Owner | John Morrison & Son, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 3 May 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-564 (Reinhard Suhren) | ||
| Position | 28° 21'N, 80° 23'W - Grid DB 9434 | ||
| Complement | 47 (5 dead and 42 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Union Bay, British Columbia - Colon (27 Apr) - Halifax - UK | ||
| Cargo | 9450 tons general cargo, incl. 4000 t lead, 4000 t lumber, 1000 t canned herrings and 80 t acetone | ||
| History | Completed in March 1942 for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
| Notes on event | At 08.24 hours on 3 May 1942 the unescorted Ocean Venus (Master John Park) was torpedoed and sunk by U-564 about 12 miles east-southeast of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Five crew members were lost. The master, 37 crew members and four gunners rowed to shore and landed at Cape Canaveral. | ||
| On board | We have details of 6 people who were on board. | ||
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