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Scottish American

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NameScottish American
Type:Steam tanker
Tonnage6.999 tons
Completed1920 - Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland 
OwnerTankers Ltd, London 
HomeportLondon 
Date of attack28 Apr, 1940Nationality:      British
 
FateDamaged by U-13 (Max-Martin Schulte)
Position58.41N, 04.40W - Grid AN 1545
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Complement? men (0 dead and ? survivors).
Convoy 
RouteTrinidad - Scapa Flow 
Cargo9491 tons of fuel oil 
History  
Notes on loss At 01.29 hours on 28 Apr, 1940, the Scottish American was hit by one torpedo from U-13 and caught fire. The U-boat had fired the last torpedo and left the tanker with the fore ship deep in the water, but the ship was salvaged and returned to service after being repaired. 


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