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On 25 August 1940, the Empire Merlin was en route from Port Sulphur, Louisiana, USA, to Hull, England, with convoy HX65A when she was torpedoed at 2:45 am by U-48 250 miles (402 km) northwest of the Hebrides Islands, Scotland, position 58°30’N/10°15'W. Broken in two, she sank in 35 seconds taking with her the captain, 33 crew members and a gunner. The sole survivor was rescued by the British corvette HMS Godetia (K72) and landed at Rosyth, Scotland.
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Commemorated on:
Page 226 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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