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Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK
Posted by: Bob D'Aoust ()
Date: February 12, 2013 10:44AM

Looking for help understanding the loss of S.S. Norfolk (London, England). My records indicate it was lost on June 18, 1941. The problem is one source shows U-522 sunk it, which does not look correct because U-522 did not sail until 1942. Another source indicated U-175 sank S.S. Norfolk on Sept. 18 1942

S.S. Norfolk was a British Cargo Steamer of 10,948 tons built in 1918 by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack as the British cargo steamer S.S. Sauderland. She was originally laid down as the S.S. Vogtland. In 1922 she was renamed S.S. Norfolk. On the June 18, 1941 when on route from Newport for New York and New Zealand carrying a cargo of 4,000 tons steel plates, general cargo and mail she was torpedoed by U-522 and sunk. 1 crew lost from a total crew of 65.

Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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sinking of freighter NORFOLK Bill forsythe 02/08/2002 03:05PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Erik E 02/08/2002 04:52PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Bill forsythe 02/08/2002 05:25PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Erik E 02/08/2002 05:42PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Bill forsythe 02/08/2002 05:52PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Rainer Bruns 02/08/2002 06:02PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Erik E 02/08/2002 10:07PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Rainer Bruns 02/08/2002 10:59PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Rainer Kolbicz 02/09/2002 08:58PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Rainer Bruns 02/11/2002 05:48PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Bill forsythe 02/12/2002 01:17PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Bob D'Aoust 02/12/2013 10:44AM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Ken Dunn 02/12/2013 12:59PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Bob D'Aoust 02/15/2013 04:01PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Ken Dunn 02/15/2013 06:31PM
Re: sinking of freighter NORFOLK Bob D'Aoust 02/16/2013 03:43AM


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