Lancing
| Name | Lancing | ||
| Type: | Whale factory ship | ||
| Tonnage | 7.866 tons | ||
| Completed | 1898 - C. Connell & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Melsom & Melsom, Larvik | ||
| Homeport | Larvik | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-552 (Erich Topp) | ||
| Position | 35.08N, 75.22W - Grid CA 7991 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 50 (1 dead and 49 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Curaçao - New York | ||
| Cargo | 8900 tons of fuel oil | ||
| History | Built as steam tanker Knight Errant, 1914 renamed Rio Tiete, 1915 renamed Omsk, 1921 renamed Calanda, 1922 renamed Flackwell, 1925 converted to whale factory ship and renamed Lancing | ||
| Notes on loss | At 10.52 hours on 7 Apr, 1942, the Lancing (Master Bjerkholt) was torpedoed by U-552 off Cape Hatteras. The torpedo struck on the starboard side amidships, destroying both lifeboats on that side and killing one crew member. The survivors abandoned ship in four lifeboats and were picked up by the American tanker Pan Rhode Island the same morning and taken to Norfolk. They spent the night at the naval base, before being sent by Greyhound bus to New York. Several of the crew members and probably also the master later joined the N.T. Nielsen-Alonso. | ||
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