Technical
general cargo vessel - steam - single screw
5,876 GRT - 9,450 DWT
400' x 52' x28'5"
Service speed 9.5 knots

During the morning the ship had suffered heavy storm damage and fell behind the convoy due to rudder damage. She was abandoned by her crew at 16:21 CET. At 21:19 CET U-591 fired a coup-de-grâce at the damaged and stopped freighter and observed 2 minutes 59 seconds later a hit. The ship was left behind in sinking condition. While leaving the area U-591 heard sinking noises.

Thanks to Walter Janssens for 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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