Merchant Prince
British Motor merchant
Photo courtesy of Pedro Harrison
| Name | Merchant Prince | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,229 tons | ||
| Completed | 1939 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Drake Shipping Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Mar 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-77 (Otto Hartmann) | ||
| Position | 36.10N, 00.30W - Grid CH 8473 | ||
| Complement | 45 (1 dead and 44 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ET-14 | ||
| Route | Algiers - Gibraltar | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in September 1939 | ||
| Notes on loss | About 11.20 hours on 16 Mar, 1943, U-77 fired torpedoes at the convoy ET-14 northwest of Oran and hit the Hadleigh and Merchant Prince. The Merchant Prince was first abandoned, but reboarded the next day and towed to Oran where the ship was beached. On 8 April, the ship was refloated and continued to the UK after temporary repairs were made at Oran, she arrived in Glasgow on 2 August for permanent repairs. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 1 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Merchant Prince.
ship damaged.
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