On 26 November 1942, the Ceramic sailed with convoy ON-149 from Liverpool, England, to Sydney, Australia, via Durban, South Africa. On 2 December, the ships were dispersed due to a submarine attack. Sailing alone, the Ceramic was hit by a torpedo at the stroke of midnight on 7 December 1942, in very rough seas, launched from U-515 and sank rapidly, position 40°30'N/40°20'W. Help arrived on the 9th and only one survivor was rescued by HMS Enterprise (D42). A total of 656 people lost their lives, including 264 crew members, 14 gunners, 244 soldiers, naval passengers, including nurses from Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, and 133 paying passengers.
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