Pacific
Dutch Motor merchant
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| Name | Pacific | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 362 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - NV Noord Nederlandsche Scheepswerven, Groningen | ||
| Owner | C. Tammes, Groningen | ||
| Homeport | Groningen | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Mar 1945 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-399 (Heinz Buhse) | ||
| Position | 49° 54'N, 5° 17'W - Grid BF 2515 | ||
| Complement | 10 (5 dead and 5 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | BTC-108 | ||
| Route | Maryport - Penryn | ||
| Cargo | 350 tons of coal | ||
| History | Completed in July 1938 The Pacific took part in Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of Dunkirk in May/June 1940 and rescued 945 men. | ||
| Notes on event | At 05.30 hours on 26 March 1945 the Pacific in convoy BTC-108 was torpedoed and sunk by U-399 in the Bay of Falmouth. The U-boat was lost after the attack. | ||
| On board | We have details of 10 people who were on board. | ||
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