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On 1 February 1942, the Tacoma Star was sailing alone when she was torpedoed at 3:30 am by U-109 around 500 miles (805 km) east of Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA. She sank in four minutes in position 38°46'N/6°17'W. A radio message from the Tacoma Star mislocated it, so that when the USS Roe (DD-418), of the US Navy, arrived, no trace of the ship or the 87 crew members could be found, and they were never seen again.
Digital gallery of Seaman William Charles Cave
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Merchant Navy Monument in St. John's, NL
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Dedication
Digital gallery of
Seaman William Charles Cave
Digital gallery of
Seaman William Charles Cave
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 110 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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