Amakura
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Amakura | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,987 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Dundee | ||
| Owner | Booker Bros, McConnell & Co Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-558 (Günther Krech) | ||
| Position | 17° 46'N, 75° 52'W - Grid EC 1196 | ||
| Complement | 44 (13 dead and 31 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | WAT-15 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Liverpool (13 Jul) - Hampton Roads (10 Aug) - Key West (18 Aug) - Trinidad - Demerara | ||
| Cargo | 2260 tons of general cargo, including acids and mail | ||
| History | Completed in November 1924 | ||
| Notes on event | At 10.34 hours on 25 Aug 1942 the Amakura (Master Thomas Orford), a straggler from convoy WAT-15, was torpedoed and sunk by U-558 about 90 miles southeast of Port Morant, Jamaica. 13 crew members were lost. The master, 25 crew members and five gunners landed at Point Morant Lighthouse, Jamaica. | ||
| On board | We have details of 14 people who were on board. | ||
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