Port Jackson
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| Name | Port Jackson | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 9.687 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Port Line Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Aug, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-516 (Gerhard Wiebe) | ||
| Position | Grid AL 8728 - See estimated map location (54.46N20.30W) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | In 1952 the Port Jackson had to put into Table Bay where a smoldering fire in her cargo was extinguished after eight days. She was sold to Embajada Cia Naveira SA in 1967 and renamed Legation for one final commercial voyage to the Far East where she was sold for scrap and broken up at Kure in April 1967. Her bell was presented to the Sydney Marine Underwriters & Salvage Association. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 27 Aug, 1942, U-516 missed the unescorted Port Jackson with a spread of four torpedoes and then opened fire with the deck gun. The U-boat fired 14 rounds but had then to break off the attack due to the accurate return fire from the ship. She had been hit by two rounds that started a small fire, but managed to escaped at full speed (over 16 knots). | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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