Zurichmoor
British Steam merchant
Photo from City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2871
| Name | Zurichmoor | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,455 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - J. Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields | ||
| Owner | Walter Runciman & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 23 May 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-432 (Heinz-Otto Schultze) | ||
| Position | 39° 30'N, 66° 00'W - Grid CB 1928 | ||
| Complement | 45 (45 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Halifax (21 May) - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in September 1925 | ||
| Notes on event | At 00.24 hours on 23 May 1942 the unescorted Zurichmoor (Master Herbert Dixon Hodgson) was hit by two torpedoes from U-432 and sank by the bow within 90 seconds about 400 miles east of Philadelphia. The master, 38 crew members and six gunners were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 45 people who were on board. | ||
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