Ships hit by U-boats


Aloe

British Steam merchant


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NameAloe
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage5,047 tons
Completed1925 - R. Duncan & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow 
OwnerSouth African Railways & Harbours Administration, Capetown 
HomeportCapetown 
Date of attack5 Apr 1943Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-182 (Asmus Nicolai Clausen)
Position32° 37'S, 37° 50'E - Grid JA 1470
Complement47 (0 dead and 47 survivors).
Convoy
RouteBunbury, Western Australia - Durban 
Cargo5000 tons of wheat, 1500 tons of timber and 320 tons of lead, also mail 
History  
Notes on event

On 5 April 1943 the unescorted Aloe (Master Angus Maclennan) was torpedoed and sunk by U-182 420 miles southeast of Durban. The master was taken prisoner by U-182 and died when the U-boat was lost on 16 May.
44 crew members and two gunners were picked up by the American merchant Alexander Ramsey and landed at Capetown.

 
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