Nairung
British Steam merchant
Name | Nairung | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 5,414 tons | ||
Completed | 1942 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
Owner | Asiatic Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London | ||
Homeport | London | ||
Date of attack | 18 Aug 1944 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-862 (Heinrich Timm) | ||
Position | 15° 00'S, 42° 00'E - Grid KE 2342 | ||
Complement | 91 (91 dead - no survivors) | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Durban (13 Aug) - Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika - Bombay | ||
Cargo | General cargo, including ammunition | ||
History | Completed in January 1942 | ||
Notes on event | On 18 August 1944 the unescorted Nairung (Master John Murray) was torpedoed and sunk by U-862 from a distance of roughly 1000 meters northeast of Mozambique. The master, 82 crew members and eight gunners were lost. The ship blew up in such a violent explosion that some crewmen aboard the U-boat thought that they had been struck by their own torpedo, while debris struck the U-boat without damaging her. Timm inspected the location of the sinking, but no survivors were found. The engineers recovered some copper wire from wreckage. | ||
On board | We have details of 91 people who were on board. |
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