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On September 21, 1942, the Yorktown left the port of St. John's, Newfoundland, with convoy RB-1 bound for Londonderry, Northern Ireland. On the 26th, at 11:25 p.m., she was torpedoed and sunk by U-619 550 miles (885 km) west of Butt of Lewis, Hebrides Islands, Scotland, position 55°10'N/18°50'W. Of her crew, 16 sailors and two gunners lost their lives. Her captain, 33 sailors and 8 gunners were rescued two days later by HMS Sardonyx (H26) of the Royal Navy, which landed them in Londonderry on the 29th.
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Page 130 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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