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On 5 May 1943, between 1:43 am and 2:46 am, U-628 fired six torpedoes at convoy ONS-5 around 500 miles (805km) south of Cape Farewell, Newfoundland. The Harbury was hit. Six sailors and one gunner lost their lives. The captain, 33 crew and 8 gunners were rescued by HMS Northern Spray (FY129) and landed in St John's, New Brunswick. At 5:02 am, U-628 surfaced and sank the wreck at the deck guns, position 55°01'N/42°59'W.
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Page 179 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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