Garoet
Dutch Steam merchant
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| Name | Garoet | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7,118 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - NV Konmij. Scheepsbouw-en Werktuigenfabriek ŽDe ScheldeŽ, Vlissingen | ||
| Owner | Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd NV (W. Ruys & Zonen), Rotterdam | ||
| Homeport | Rotterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Jun 1944 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-181 (Kurt Freiwald) | ||
| Position | 12.30S, 64E - Grid LW 7346 | ||
| Complement | 98 (88 dead and 10 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Bombay - Marmagoa (11 Jun) - Durban | ||
| Cargo | Coal, sugar and 1000 tons of peanuts | ||
| History | Completed in August 1917 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 19.53 hours on 19 Jun, 1944, the unescorted Garoet (Master P. de Raadt) was hit by two torpedoes from U-181 and sank within minutes. Only a few men survived the sinking and at least one of them was questioned by the Germans. Five survivors were picked up by the British steam merchant Nirvana and five others made landfall at Mauritius. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 73 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Garoet.
ship sunk.
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