Empire Bede
British Motor merchant
Name | Empire Bede | ||
Type: | Motor merchant | ||
Tonnage | 6,959 tons | ||
Completed | 1942 - Harland & Wolff Ltd, Govan, Glasgow | ||
Owner | Hain SS Co, London | ||
Homeport | London | ||
Date of attack | 18 Aug 1942 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-553 (Karl Thurmann) | ||
Position | 19° 35'N, 76° 25'W - Grid DN 7472 | ||
Complement | 45 (2 dead and 43 survivors). | ||
Convoy | TAW-13 | ||
Route | Alexandria - Trinidad (12 Aug) - Key West - New York | ||
Cargo | Cotton | ||
History | Built for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
Notes on event | At 05.59 and 06.03 hours on 18 Aug 1942, U-553 fired two spreads each of two torpedoes at convoy TAW-13 north of Jamaica and one stern torpedo at 06.06 hours. Thurmann reported three freighters sunk and one tanker damaged. | ||
On board | We have details of 4 people who were on board. |
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