Samtucky
British Steam merchant
| Name | Samtucky | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant (Liberty) | ||
| Tonnage | 7,219 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - New England Shipbuilding Corp, Portland ME | ||
| Owner | Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Dec 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-806 (Klaus Hornbostel) | ||
| Position | 44° 22'N, 63° 23'W - Grid BB 7551 | ||
| Complement | 47 (0 dead and 47 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-327 | ||
| Route | New York - UK | ||
| Cargo | Government stores and general cargo | ||
| History | Launched as William Blackstone for US Maritime Commission, lease lend to Britain and completed in October 1943 as Samtucky for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Post-war: 1948 returned to the US Maritime Commission and laid up in Mobile as part of the reserve fleet. 1962 scrapped at Panama City, FL. | ||
| Notes on event | At 20.04 hours on 21 December 1944 the Samtucky in convoy HX-327 was hit by a Gnat from U-806 off Nova Scotia. The badly damaged ship was beached near Halifax and later repaired for eight months.
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| On board | We have details of 4 people who were on board. | ||
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