Louis Kossuth
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| Name | Louis Kossuth | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant (Liberty) | ||
| Tonnage | 7,176 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc, Baltimore MD | ||
| Owner | A.H. Bull & Co Inc, New York | ||
| Homeport | Baltimore | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Aug 1944 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-989 (Hardo Rodler von Roithberg) | ||
| Position | 50.16N, 01.41W - Grid BF 3512 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 402 (0 dead and 402 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | EPM-42 | ||
| Route | Southampton - Utah Beachhead, Normandy | ||
| Cargo | Troops and vehicles | ||
| History | Completed December 1943 Post-war: Broken up at Baltimore in September 1959. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 12.30 hours on 23 Aug, 1944, U-989 fired a spread of three LUT torpedoes at the convoy EPM-42, heard a detonation after 4 minutes 11 seconds and observed a ship stopping. The Louis Kossuth (Master Carl Norman) was hit by one torpedo in the stern on the starboard side. The explosion blew away the rudder and propeller, caused extensive structural damage and injured 13 soldiers, but the ship remained afloat and was towed to Cowes by the British tug Empire Winnie the next day. The eight officers, 32 crewmen, 28 armed guards (the ship was armed with one 5in, one 3in and eight 20mm guns) and 334 troops did not abandon ship. On 10 Dec, 1944, the Louis Kossuth left the UK after repairs in convoy ON-271 and arrived New York on 28 December. | ||
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