Ulysses
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| Name | Ulysses | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.666 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - A. Vuijk & Zonen, Capelle an der Ijssel | ||
| Owner | NV Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij (KNSM), Amsterdam | ||
| Homeport | Amsterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 12 Apr, 1943 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-563 (Götz von Hartmann) | ||
| Position | 54.30N, 30.30W - Grid AK 6721 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 41 (0 dead and 41 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-232 | ||
| Route | Halifax (4 Apr) - Avonmouth | ||
| Cargo | 3372 tons of general cargo and government stores, including 800 tons of ammunition | ||
| History | Completed in February 1918 | ||
| Notes on loss | Between 04.38 and 04.46 hours on 12 Apr, 1943, U-563 fired torpedoes at the convoy HX-232 southeast of Cape Farewell and reported three ships sunk and one damaged. The Pacific Grove and Ulysses were sunk and the Fresno City was damaged (later finished off by U-706 (Zitzewitz)). The Ulysses (Master H. Jonkman) was hit in the foreship by one torpedo and sank by the bow after about 7 minutes. The crew abandoned ship in two lifeboats and was picked up by HMS Azalea (K 25) (Lt G.C. Geddes, RNR) and landed at Gourock on 17 April. | ||
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