Moordrecht
Dutch Motor tanker
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| Name | Moordrecht | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 7,493 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - NV Rotterdamsche Droogdok Mij, Rotterdam | ||
| Owner | NV Phs. van Ommeren´s Scheepvaartbedrijf, Rotterdam | ||
| Homeport | Rotterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Hans Rudolf Rösing) | ||
| Position | 43° 34'N, 14° 20'W - Grid BE 9574 | ||
| Complement | 29 (25 dead and 4 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-49 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Port Arthur, Texas (31 May) - Hamilton, Bermuda (9 Jun) - La Coruna, Spain - Pasajes | ||
| Cargo | 10.200 tons of fuel oil | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 17.30 hours on 20 June 1940 the Moordrecht (Master I. Hutjes) was hit in the engine room by one torpedo from U-48, exploded and sank by the stern within two minutes. The master and 24 crew members were lost. The ship had been in convoy HX-49 until 18 June and was then ordered to proceed alone to her destination port. Four men eventually made it to a lifeboat and were picked up on 23 June by the Greek steam merchant Orion, which landed them at Liverpool on 29 June. | ||
| On board | We have details of 29 people who were on board. | ||
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