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On 16 August 1942, at 7:45 am, after moving away from convoy SC-95, which was going from Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, to Livepool, England, the Suecia was spotted by U-596 close to the route that the neutral Swedish ships were to follow. After being ordered to stand down, the ship was searched and the Germans discovered material destined for Great Britain. At 1:08 pm, she was torpedoed, in position 55°43'N/25°58'W. Sailors crammed into a lifeboat were never seen again. Of the 47 sailors on board, 9 lost their lives.
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Page 164 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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