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On February 3, 1941, she set sail from Halifax, Nova Scotia. On the 19th, she was sailing with convoy HX-107 when she fell astern in bad weather. At 10:22 p.m., 120 miles (193 km) north-west of Rockall, between Ireland and Iceland, she was hit on the port side by an unexploded torpedo from U-103. She continued on her way. At 11:21 p.m., she was hit by another torpedo. The ship exploded and disintegrated south-east of Iceland, in position 58°50'N/16°30'W. The crew of 36 had jumped ship in the first attack and 29 died on February 28. The date of Denton's death is based on that of the attack, which caused no casualties, but it is between February 19 and 28.
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Page 124 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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