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| SS MAPLECOURT Pictures of the SS Maplecourt: Picture 1 Picture 2 for more in-depth information on the Maplecourt, click on these two links: More Maplecourt Details 1 More Maplecourt Details 2 Type: Steam Freighter Name: Was originally named Northwest - renamed Maplecourt Owner: United Towing & Salvage Company Limited, 635 Common Street, Montreal, Que. Tons: 3,388 Nationality: Canadian Built: 1894 Voyage: From Montreal, Canada to Liverpool, England (Convoy SC-20) Cargo: 3,604 tons general including 1,540 tons of steel Casualties: Crew of 37 lost + DEMS gunners Attacker: U-107 Date Left Halifax: January 22, 1941 Date Sunk: February 6, 1941 Time Sunk: 1732 hrs (5:32 pm) Fate: Torpedoed SOS Signal: At 1600 on February 6, 1941, the Maplecourt made an SSSS (a radio signal meaning 'I have been torpedoed by a submarine') call in position 55.39N/15.56W. 1 hour and 32 minutes later, the Maplecourt was officially stated as sunk. At 1741, the Harvester escort ship was told to detach a portion of the escort to hunt for the submarine Square Reported: AL3871 Position: 55.39N/15.56W (west of Northern Ireland) * James Cooper's research efforts uncovered the two pictures of the Maplecourt in the links above |