Susan Mærsk
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
| Name | Susan Mærsk | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,355 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - Odense Staalskibsværft ved A.P. Møller, Odense | ||
| Owner | William Petersen & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 12 Jun 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-553 (Karl Thurmann) | ||
| Position | 43.39N, 28.00W - Grid BD 9389 | ||
| Complement | 24 (24 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OG-64 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Newport (1 Jun) - Milford Haven (3 Jun) - Curaçao | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in October 1923 as Danish Susan Mærsk for A.P. Møller, Copenhagen. In May 1940 taken over by Britain and transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.05 hours on 12 Jun, 1941, U-558 torpedoed a ship which sank within 60 seconds north of the Azores. It must have been the Susan Mærsk (Master Kai Bjorn Thomsen), reported missing after being dispersed from convoy OG-64. The master, 21 crew members and two gunners were lost. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 23 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Susan Mærsk.
ship sunk.
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