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On 11 November 1943, at 6.30pm, around 40 miles (64 km) from Oran in Algeria, the Carlier II was bombed and sunk by a German aircraft while sailing with convoy KMS-31. Of the 69 crew members and 22 military passengers, 48 sailors, including the captain, and 19 passengers lost their lives. The survivors were rescued by the American destroyer USS Trippe (DD-403) and landed at Oran.
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Commemorated on:
Page 140 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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