Alnmoor
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| Name | Alnmoor | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,573 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Walter Runciman & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Feb 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-123 ( Karl-Heinz Moehle) | ||
| Position | 55.40N, 25.15W - Grid AL 4195 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 55 (55 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | SC-21 (straggler) | ||
| Route | New York - Sydney - Glasgow | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.38 hours on 15 Feb, 1941, the Alnmoor (Master Albert Edwards), a straggler from convoy SC-21 due to a gale on 10 February, was hit by one torpedo from U-123 and sank south-southeast of Rockall. The master and 54 crew members were lost. | ||
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