Lissa
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Lissa | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,511 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - R. Duncan & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Glen & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Sep 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-201 (Adalbert Schnee) | ||
| Position | 47N, 22W - Grid BE 4944 | ||
| Complement | 26 (26 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OG-74 | ||
| Route | Barry - Lisbon | ||
| Cargo | coal | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.20 and 23.21 hours on 21 Sep, 1941, U-201 fired torpedoes at the convoy OG-74 north-northeast of the Azores and reported two ships sunk. The ships hit were Lissa and Rhineland. The master, 20 crew members and five gunners from the Lissa (Master Donald MacQuarrie) were lost. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 25 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Lissa.
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