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On 11 March 1943, Brant County was en route from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Newport, England, with convoy HX-228 when she was torpedoed at 5:03 am by U-86. She sank after a violent explosion in position 52°05'N/27°35'W. The attack cost the lives of 35 people, including 8 military passengers. The survivors were rescued by the British cargo ship SS Stuart Prince 30 minutes later.
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Commemorated on:
Page 224 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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