Neptunian
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| Name | Neptunian | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,155 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | W.A. Souter & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Sep 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-47 (Günther Prien) | ||
| Position | 58.27N, 17.17W - Grid AL 3678 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 36 (36 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | SC-2 | ||
| Route | Santiago - Sydney (25 Aug) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 8500 tons of sugar | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.04 hours on 7 Sep, 1940, the Neptunian (Master Alexander Thomas Campbell) in convoy SC-2 was hit by one torpedo from U-47 northwest of Rockall and sank capsizing after seven minutes. The ship had been missed by one torpedo at 03.36 and 03.45 hours. The master and 35 crew members were lost. | ||
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