Ocean Justice
British Steam merchant
Name | Ocean Justice | ||
Type: | Steam merchant (Ocean (British Liberty)) | ||
Tonnage | 7,173 tons | ||
Completed | 1942 - Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corp, Portland ME | ||
Owner | Hain SS Co, London | ||
Homeport | London | ||
Date of attack | 7 Nov 1942 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-505 (Peter Zschech) | ||
Position | 10° 06'N, 60° 00'W - Grid EO 1122 | ||
Complement | 56 (0 dead and 56 survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Karachi - Durban (6 Oct) - Trinidad - New York | ||
Cargo | 600 tons of manganese ore as ballast | ||
History | Completed in April 1942 for Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) | ||
Notes on event | At 00.16 hours on 7 Nov 1942 the unescorted Ocean Justice (Master William Venables) was torpedoed and sunk by U-505 east of Trinidad. The master, 44 crew members, nine gunners and two survivors from the Belgian Fighter, which had been sunk on 9 October by U-68 (Merten), were picked up by British motor torpedo boats and landed at Port of Spain, Trinidad. | ||
On board | We have details of 41 people who were on board. |
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