Italian submarine fates
Ships hit by Italian submarines
Tredinnick
Type | Cargo ship | |||
Country | British | |||
Built | 1921 | GRT | 4,597 | |
Date of attack | 29 Mar 1942 | Time | 0837 | |
Fate | Sunk by submarine Pietro Calvi (C.C. Emilio Olivieri) | |||
Position of attack | 11° 46'N, 43° 18'W | |||
Complement | 46 (46 dead, no survivors) | |||
Convoy | ||||
Notes | A steamer of the Huntingdon class was seen and two torpedoes (533mm) were fired from the bow tubes. This was British Tredinnick (4,597 GRT, built 1921) on passage New York to Capetown. Both hit within 25-26 seconds and she sank quickly. None of her crew of forty-six survived. |