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On 17 October 1941, at 1:28 am, U-558 launched a torpedo towards the W.C. Teagle and sank in 5 minutes 600 miles (966 km) west of Rockall, Ireland, position 57°00'N/25°00'W. The survivors were picked up by the SS Erviken, which was in turn torpedoed at 1:49 am. Nine sailors were rescued by HMS Broadwater (H81). This destroyer was sunk by the U-101 at 1:40 pm on the 18th. The sole survivor of the W.C. Teagle was picked up by the Royal Navy's HMS Veronica (K37) and landed in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The captain, 31 crew members and 3 gunners lost their lives.
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Page 156 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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