Torpedoed by submarine U1024 Irish Sea 7 April 1945. Beached & scuttled North Sea 1946.
From Oyster Company ledger:
- 27 October 1945 Compensation 3 wks 3 days Atlantic Transport Co.
- 3 June 1946 Compensation 8 wks 2 days.
Arrived 4 Oct 1945 departed 9 June 1946 - towed to Bremerhaven and loaded with obsolete ammunition and then scuttled [George Swieszkowski - Lloyds List]
"Haven of Rest" by Douglas Gurton lists the vessel as damaged by Uboat Torpedo, but has no further info. See DJG_SHP |