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Ship Details
BLOCK ISLAND USS
tons9,393
typeEscort Carrier
nationality  AM
built1942
casualties6 killed onboard, 951 survivors. 4 of 6 aviators died crashlanding their aircraft in the water off the azores, where they headed to land.
attackerU 549
date29.05.1944
time2013
fatetorpedoed
position31.13N/23.03W
Notes
Thanks to Dennis Peck for casualty figures on this page.

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