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On July 15, 1943, at 6:01 p.m., she was torpedoed by U-181 240 miles (386 km) east of Madagascar, position 21°27'S/51°47'E. Her captain, 24 crew members and six gunners lost their lives. The five surviving sailors and two gunners were rescued from the water and landed in Farafangana, Madagascar.
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Commemorated on:
Page 100 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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