Torondoc
Canadian Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Harold Keeping
| Name | Torondoc | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,927 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Paterson Steamships Ltd, Fort William, Ontario | ||
| Homeport | Fort William | ||
| Date of attack | 21 May 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-69 (Ulrich Gräf) | ||
| Position | 14° 45'N, 62° 15'W - Grid ED 6871 | ||
| Complement | 22 (22 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (18 May) - Trinidad | ||
| Cargo | Bauxite | ||
| History | Completed in May 1927 | ||
| Notes on event | At 07.53 hours on 21 May 1942 the unescorted Torondoc (Master François Xavier Daneau) was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-69 and sank about 60 miles northwest of Martinique. The Germans questioned the survivors on four lifeboats and two rafts, but the master and 21 crew members were never seen again. | ||
| On board | We have details of 22 people who were on board. | ||
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