Crux
Norwegian Motor merchant
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Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales
Name | Crux | ||
Type: | Motor merchant | ||
Tonnage | 3,828 tons | ||
Completed | 1923 - Burmeister & Wain´s Maskin & Skibsbyggeri A/S, Copenhagen | ||
Owner | Det Bergenske D/S A/S, Bergen | ||
Homeport | Bergen | ||
Date of attack | 26 Jun 1940 | Nationality: ![]() | |
Fate | Sunk by UA (Hans Cohausz) | ||
Position | 36° 53'N, 14° 00'W - Grid CG 7168 | ||
Complement | 30 (0 dead and 30 survivors). | ||
Convoy | OG-34 (dispersed) | ||
Route | Cardiff (18 Jun) - Milford Haven - Rio de Janeiro | ||
Cargo | 6300 tons of patent fuel | ||
History | Completed in July 1923 | ||
Notes on event | At 02.28 hours on 26 June 1940 the Crux (Master Einar Hansen), detached from convoy OG-34 the day before, was hit by one torpedo from UA about 300 miles west of Cape St. Vincent. The torpedo struck on the starboard side, abaft the engine room near #4 hatch and caused her to sink with a heavy port list after 10 minutes. The crew abandoned ship in two lifeboats and was questioned by the Germans. Twenty minutes after the crew left the ship, a southbound ship passed by very near, but did not see them in the dark. They did not use their flashes to make themselves known, because they thought that the U-boat was still near them. The survivors were picked up by the British steam merchant Brutus the following day. | ||
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On board | We have details of 30 people who were on board. |
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