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On September 3, 1944, she was on her way to Newfoundland without escort when she was torpedoed at 8:45 a.m. off Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, by U-541 and sank with 14 crew members and one gunner, position 46°15'N/58°05'W. The captain, 12 sailors and a gunner were rescued by the Canadian corvette HMCS Barrie (K138) who landed them in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Digital gallery of Second Engineer Michael Carew
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Merchant Navy Monument in St. John's, NL
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Dedication
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Photo of MICHAEL CAREW
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Second Engineer Michael Carew
Digital gallery of
Second Engineer Michael Carew
Digital gallery of
Second Engineer Michael Carew
Digital gallery of
Second Engineer Michael Carew
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 108 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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