T.J. Williams
| Name | T.J. Williams | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8.212 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - O. Daniels Shipbuilding Co, Tampa FL | ||
| Owner | Panama Transport Co (Anglo-American Oil Co), London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Sep, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-552 (Erich Topp) | ||
| Position | 61.34N, 35.11W - Grid AD 7583 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 39 (17 dead and 22 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-44 | ||
| Route | Baltimore - Sydney (11 Sep) - Stanlow | ||
| Cargo | 10.036 tons of motor spirit | ||
| History | Built as American T.J. Williams for Standard Oil Co of New Jersey, New York. 1941 transferred to Panama Transport Co (Anglo-American Oil Co), London and registered in Britain. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.38 hours on 20 Sep, 1941, U-552 fired the stern torpedo at a ship in convoy SC-44 east-northeast of Cape Farewell and missed the intended target but the torpedo hit after 2 minutes 2 seconds the T.J. Williams (Master Robert Thomas Charles Wright), which sank fast by the stern. 15 crew members and two gunners were lost. The master, 20 crew members and one gunner were picked up by HMS Honeysuckle (K 27) (LtCdr G.W. Gregorie) and landed at Reykjavik. | ||
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