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The logbook of U-552 indicates that one of the three torpedoes hit the stern of the Nerissa at 12:27 a.m. on May 1, 1941, position 55°57'N/10°08'W. There were 91 survivors disembarked in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, by HMS Kingcup (K33) of the Royal Navy after being rescued by HMS Veteran (D72).
Digital gallery of Seaman James Ernest Candow
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Merchant Navy Monument in St. John's, NL
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Dedication
Digital gallery of
Seaman James Ernest Candow
Digital gallery of
Seaman James Ernest Candow
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 107 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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