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S.S. ETTRICK
British Troop Transport
S.S. ETTRICK Source: The U-boat Net
In 1939 the Ettrick was requisitioned by the Admiralty and used as troop transport.
At 04.14 hours on 15 Nov 1942, U-155 fired a spread of four torpedoes at convoy MKF-1Y about 120 miles northwest of Gibraltar and heard three detonations, but was not able to made visual observations. The Ettrick and the HMS Avenger (D 14) were sunk and the USS Almaack (AK 27) was damaged.
The master, 204 crew members, 41 gunners and 66 naval ratings from the Ettrick (Master John Murray Legg) were picked up by the Norwegian destroyer HNoMS Glaisdale (L 44) and landed at Gibraltar. Six crew members and 18 naval ratings were lost.
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