Simon Duhamel II
French Steam trawler
| Name | Simon Duhamel II | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 928 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen | ||
| Owner | Les Pecheries de Fécamp SA, Fécamp | ||
| Homeport | Fécamp | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Apr 1943 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-755 (Walter Göing) | ||
| Position | 36.01N, 02.29W - Grid CH 7566 | ||
| Complement | 54 (53 dead and 1 survivor). | ||
| Convoy | TE-20 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Gibraltar - Algiers | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in December 1930 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.24 hours on 2 Apr, 1943, the Simon Duhamel II, a straggler from convoy TE-20 due to engine problems, was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-755 off Cape d´Alboran and broke in two in a huge explosion. The forepart sank immediately and the stern after four minutes. The only survivor was rescued after two days. | ||
Location of attack on Simon Duhamel II.
ship sunk.
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