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On 7 December 1942, the Peter Maersk, which had moved away from convoy ON-149 on the 5th, was torpedoed at 3.40 am by U-149 460 miles (740 km) west of the Azores. She finally sank after two coups de grâce, in position 39°47'N/41°00'W. Due to very rough seas, the captain, 47 crew members, 8 gunners and 11 passengers lost their lives.
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Commemorated on:
Page 209 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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