Ships hit by U-boats


Lot

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NameLot
Type:Fleet oiler (Tarn)
Tonnage4,220 tons
Completed1939 - Ateliers & Chantiers de France, Dunkirk 
OwnerFree French Navy 
Homeport 
Date of attack22 Jun 1943Nationality:      French
 
FateSunk by U-572 (Heinz Kummetat)
Position23.56N, 43.10W - Grid DR 4133
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Complement136 (23 dead and 113 survivors).
ConvoyUGS-10
RouteNew York - Casablanca 
Cargo6000 tons of fuel oil 
History  
Notes on loss

At 20.46 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-572 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy UGS-10 and sank the Lot with two of them. The survivors were picked up by USS Merrimack (AO 37) and an escorting corvette.

 


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