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The Erviken left the port of Liverpool, England, on 5 October 1941 with convoy SC-48 when she was torpedoed at 1:49 am on the 17th by U-558 about 600 miles (966 km) west of Rockall, between Iceland and Ireland. She sank rapidly, in position 56°10'N/24°30'W. Two sailors were rescued by HMS Abelia (K184), 11 by HMS Veronia (K37) and 2 by HMS Broadwater (H81). The latter died when the destroyer was torpedoed the following night by the U-101. The survivors of the Veronia were landed in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on the 19th, and those of the Abelia on the 22nd. The captain of the Erviken and 23 members of his crew perished.
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Page 189 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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