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On 4 February 1942, Silveray sailed from Liverpool, England, Greenock, Scotland, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and New York, USA, with convoy ON-55, which was scattered south of Halifax due to a submarine attack by U-751, which torpedoed Silveray at 4:27 am. She remained afloat until she was hit by two more torpedoes at 4:50 and 4:57. She sank with 7 crew members and a gunner, position 43°54'N/64°16'W.
The captain and 34 sailors were rescued by the US Coast Guard Ship USS Campbell (WPG-22) and landed in Argentia, Newfoundland. Six other sailors were rescued by the SS Lucille M. and landed in Lockeport, Nova Scotia.
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Page 105 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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