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On August 4, 1940, King Alfred was sailing with convoy HX-60 when she was torpedoed at 3:35 a.m. and partially sunk by U-52 300 miles (483 km) west-northwest of Bloody Sands off the Hebrides, Scotland, position 56°59'N/17°38'W. The bow sank quickly while the stern had to be sunk by HMS Vanoc (H33). The captain and 33 sailors were rescued while eight crew members lost their lives.
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Page 100 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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