Pacific President
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Pacific President | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7,113 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel | ||
| Owner | Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Dec 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-43 (Wolfgang Lüth) | ||
| Position | 56.04N, 18.45W - Grid AL 6244 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 50 (50 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OB-251 | ||
| Route | Leith - New York | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in March 1928 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 09.01 hours on 2 Dec, 1940, the Pacific President (Master James Smith Stuart) in convoy OB-251 was hit by two torpedoes from U-43 and sank fast by the bow west-southwest of Rockall. The master and 49 crew members were lost. | ||
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