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On 30 April 1944, the William S. Thayer was sailing with convoy RA-59 when she was torpedoed by U-307 50 miles (80 km) south of Bear Island in the Barents Sea, position 73°46'N/19°10'W. The bow sank in 30 seconds, the centre about two minutes later. Of the crew, 6 officers, 17 crew members, 7 gunners and 13 passengers lost their lives. The 191 survivors were rescued by the SS Robert Eden and the HMS Whitehall (D94).
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Page 236 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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