Hamlet
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| Name | Hamlet | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.578 tons | ||
| Completed | 1934 - Götaverken A/B, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | Bruusgaard, Kiøsterud & Co, Drammen | ||
| Homeport | Drammen | ||
| Date of attack | 27 May, 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-753 (Alfred Manhardt von Mannstein) | ||
| Position | 28.25N, 91.00W - Grid DA 9423 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 36 (0 dead and 36 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Beaumont, Texas (26 May) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 8927 tons of crude oil | ||
| History | Built as Eidsvold, 1934 renamed Abu, 1937 renamed Hamlet | ||
| Notes on loss | At 11.03 hours on 27 May 1942, the unescorted Hamlet (Master Nils A. Ambjørnsen) was hit by one torpedo from U-753. The torpedo struck in the front part of the #10 tank. The engines were stopped and the guns manned, while the lifeboats were made ready for lowering. But the tanker did not sink and they tried to bring her to port. The radio antenna had been destroyed, so they had to rig up an emergency antenna, but before the work could be finished another torpedo hit at 11.28 hours. The ship now started to sink quickly and all crew members abandoned ship in the lifeboats. The men observed U-753 on the surface at this time. At 11.42 hours, a third torpedo struck between #13 and #15 tank, causing her to sink down to the poop deck. The boats stayed alongside the ship until daylight two hours later to make sure no more men were in the water, whereupon course was set for closest land. The poop of the tanker could still be seen in a 45° angle above the water. Three hours later, some fishing vessels took the lifeboats in tow and arrived Morgan City, Louisiana in the late evening. | ||
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