Pacific President
British Motor merchant
Name | Pacific President | ||
Type: | Motor merchant | ||
Tonnage | 7,113 tons | ||
Completed | 1928 - Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel | ||
Owner | Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, Liverpool | ||
Homeport | London | ||
Date of attack | 2 Dec 1940 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-43 (Wolfgang Lüth) | ||
Position | 56° 04'N, 18° 45'W - Grid AL 6244 | ||
Complement | 52 (52 dead - no survivors) | ||
Convoy | OB-251 | ||
Route | Leith - New York | ||
Cargo | Ballast | ||
History | Completed in March 1928 | ||
Notes on event | At 09.01 hours on 2 Dec 1940 the Pacific President (Master James Smith Stuart) in convoy OB-251 was hit by two torpedoes from U-43 and sank fast by the bow west-southwest of Rockall. The master, 50 crew members and one gunner were lost. | ||
On board | We have details of 52 people who were on board. |
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