Haiching
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Haiching | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,183 tons | ||
| Completed | 1898 - David J. Dunlop & Co, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Douglas Shipping Co Ltd, Hong Kong | ||
| Homeport | Hong Kong | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Oct 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-168 (Helmuth Pich) | ||
| Position | 18° 46'N, 71° 55'E - Grid MH 7789 | ||
| Complement | 70 (12 dead and 58 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Calcutta - Cochin - Karachi | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in December 1898 | ||
| Notes on event | At 00.20 hours on 2 Oct 1943 the unescorted Haiching (Master Charles E. Steuart) was torpedoed and sunk by U-168 in the Arabian Sea 80 miles west-southwest of Bombay. Twelve crew members were lost. The master, 55 crew members and two gunners were picked up by the Indian dhow Mahadro Prasad and landed at Bombay. | ||
| On board | We have details of 13 people who were on board. | ||
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