On 8 November 1942 at 17:00 CET, LEEDSTOWN was hit by an aerial torpedo. On 9 November at 12:55 CET she was severely damaged during an aerial bombardment, by three near-misses.� On 9 November 1942 U-331 fired a 4-torpedo salvo at the anchored ship which was protected by gunboats.� U-331 reported three hits and strong sinking noises.

Technical
steam turbine - 2 screws -� 9,135 GRT- 7,525 DWT
Dimensions - 508' x 72'3" x 25'1"
Service speed/knots 18 knots
Built 1933 - Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Kearny, New Jersey

Many thanks to Walter Janssens for the extra information on this page.

Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are from the German perspective and are given in CET.
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