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She was a 5,979 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 18 May 1943 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-414 at position 36° 37’ N 00° 46’ E.
She was a 5,985 grt steam passenger/ cargo ship that was sunk on 9 July 1942 by a torpedo and gunfire from German submarine U-575 at position 11° 40’ N 60° 55’ W. Empire Explorer had been rebuilt from the damaged Inanda (see separate entry).
She was a 7,056 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 21 July 1943 after being bombed by aircraft at August Sicily.
She was a 7,025 grt steam cargo ship that survived the war. Information on how Mr Boyle lost his life can be found on the Errors and Omissions page under 'Errors'.
She was a 7,005 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 13 March 1941 after bombing by aircraft at position 51° 35’ N 05° 54’ W.
She was a 5,404 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 9 February 1942 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-85 at position 44° 45’ N 47° 25’ W.
She was a 8,966 grt steam tanker that survived the war. According to the CWGC database, the Date of Death of Mr McNeil was 25 November 1946. Please see the entry for him on the Errors and Omissions page under 'Omissions'.
She was a 2,873 grt steam cargo ship that survived the war. Information on how Mr Davies lost his life can be found on the Errors and Omissions page under 'Errors'.
She was a 8,139 grt motor tanker that was hit on 24 January 1942 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-66 at position 35° 06’ N 74° 58’ W. She sank at position 35° 02’ N 75° 33’ W.
She was a 2,011 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk by a mine on 18 October 1941 at position 51° 40’ N 01° 18’ E.
