Murena
Dutch Motor tanker
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| Name | Murena | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8,252 tons | ||
| Completed | 1931 - NV Burgerhout´s Maschinefabriek & Scheepswerf, Rotterdam | ||
| Owner | NV Petroleum Mij ´La Corona´, The Hague | ||
| Homeport | The Hague | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Feb 1943 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-202 (Günter Poser) | ||
| Position | 31° 10'N, 27° 30'W - Grid DG 5624 | ||
| Complement | 62 (0 dead and 62 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | UC-1 | ||
| Route | Clyde (14 Feb) - Curaçao | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | On 2 Aug 1941, the Murena collided with the Dutch steam merchant Rozenburg (2068 tons) off Halifax and was damaged, while the other ship sank. | ||
| Notes on event | At 21.55 hours on 23 Feb 1943, U-382 (Juli) fired one acoustic Falke torpedo at convoy UC-1 south of the Azores in 31°15N/27°22W. The torpedo was observed crossing the course of the Murena in station #41 and detonating between the ships in station #42 and #52. Between 22.17 and 22.20 hours on the same day, U-202 (Poser) fired four torpedoes at convoy UC-1 and reported hits on three ships. The first and second hit the Murena and British Fortitude, which both continued, the third torpedo failed and the last hit the already damaged Empire Norseman. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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