Thurso
British Steam merchant
| Name | Thurso | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,436 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - S.P. Austin & Son Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Ellerman´s Wilson Line Ltd, Hull | ||
| Homeport | Hull | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Jun 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-552 (Erich Topp) | ||
| Position | 43° 41'N, 18° 02'W - Grid BE 8589 | ||
| Complement | 42 (13 dead and 29 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HG-84 | ||
| Route | Lisbon - Gibraltar (9 Jun) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 850 tons of general cargo, including cork and 1500 bags of mail for German prisoners of war | ||
| History | Launched as War Bramble for The Shipping Controller, completed in November 1919 as Thurso for Ellerman´s Wilson Line Ltd, Hull. | ||
| Notes on event | Between 04.32 and 04.34 hours on 15 June 1942, U-552 fired three torpedoes at convoy HG-84 west of Cape Finisterre, observed hits after 45 seconds and 1 minute 32 seconds and heard a detonation after 1 minute and 55 seconds. Two ships, the City of Oxford and the Thurso were hit and sunk. 13 crew members from the Thurso (Master William Waldie) were lost. The master, 22 crew members and six gunners were picked up by HMS Marigold (K 87) (Lt J.A.S. Halcrow, RNR) and landed at Greenock. | ||
| On board | We have details of 14 people who were on board. | ||
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