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William Alan Morley | |||
Rank: | 2nd Eng | ||
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No: | Merchant Navy | ||
Name of Rgt or Ship: | S.S. Induna (Glasgow) | ||
Died: | 30/03/1942 | Age: | 28 |
Country of burial: | Lost at Sea | ||
Cemetery or Memorial: | Tower Hill Merchant Navy Memorial | ||
Town Memorial: | Sale | ||
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The Induna was built in 1925, it's gross register tonnage was 5,086, it was 402 feet long, 52 feet wide and could make 10 knots. A cargo ship, it was one of 12 ships operated by the Maclay & McIntyre Ltd, 21 Bothwell St, Glasgow G2. In the Barents Sea, NE of Kola Inlet (north of Murmansk), travelling from New York to Murmansk, via Reykjavic with a cargo of 2,700 tons of war material and gasoline, she was torpedoed by U-376, whilst a straggler in convoy PQ13, comprising 19 ships and sank in position - 70.55N 37.18E. There were 19 survivors, who were rescued by a Russian minesweeper and landed at Murmansk, but 31 crew were lost. |
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