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1. uboat.net › allies › merchantsStrathallan (British Troop transport) - Ships hit by German U ...

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   Oct 9, 2017 · The Strathallan had 440 crew members, 26 gunners, 248 Queen Alexandra nurses and 4408 British and American troops (among them 296 officers, some possibly of the Headquarter staff of the 1st US Army) on board. Of this number, only six crew members, five nurses and five troops were lost.

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2. www.clydemaritime.co.uk › the-loss-of-s-sThe Loss of S.S. Strathallan in December 1942 – ClydeMaritime

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   On 21-12-1942 the U-Boat encountered the Allied Convoy KMF5 and torpedoed the British troop transport vessel STRATHALLAN, 23,722 GRT, in a position North of Cap Ferrat, Algeria. Following successful attack the U-Boat set course to return to her La Spezia base.

3. www.expressandstar.com › news › local-hubsSinking of SS Strathallan remembered 75 years on - Express & Star

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   Dec 20, 2017 · The order was given to the 4,408 British and American troops and 248 Queen Alexandra’s nurses to abandon ship in calm seas, which they did in the four motor boats, 16 lifeboats and rafts. SS...

4. www.bbc.co.uk › history › ww2peopleswarBBC - WW2 People's War - The Strathallan Story-Part 1: Jim ...

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   Aug 8, 2005 · The 23,722 tons liner: the SS Strathallan was built at Barrow-in-Furness and owned by the Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd and requisitioned by the War Office as a troopship...

5. www.bbc.co.uk › history › ww2peopleswarThe Strathallan Story by Les Jones and Robert Kennedy - BBC

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   Oct 15, 2014 · The Strathallan Story-Part 5: Mr. JG Trotter - London. The 23,722 tons liner: the SS Strathallan was built at Barrow-in-Furness and owned by the Peninsular &...

6. www.bbc.co.uk › history › ww2peopleswarBBC - WW2 People's War - The Strathallan Story-Part 25: Frank ...

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   Aug 8, 2005 · The 23,722 tons liner: the SS Strathallan was built at Barrow-in-Furness and owned by the Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd and requisitioned by the War Office as a troopship...

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   How many crew members were on the Strathallan?

   • The Strathallan had 440 crew members, 26 gunners, 248 Queen Alexandra nurses and 4408 British and American troops (among them 296 officers, some possibly of the Headquarter staff of the 1st US Army) on board. Of this number, only six crew members, five nurses and five troops were lost.

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   What happened to SS Strathallan?

   • She was one of many former passenger liners requisitioned for troop transport during the Second World War. Subscribe to our daily newsletter! But at 2.31am on December 21, 1942, SS Strathallan came under attack Mediterranean Sea from a German U-boat which would spell the end for her military service.

   Sinking of SS Strathallan remembered 75 years on | Express & Star

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   Who built the SS Strathallan?

   • The following story appears courtesy of and with thanks to Les Jones and Robert Kennedy The 23,722 tons liner: the SS Strathallan was built at Barrow-in-Furness and owned by the Peninsular & Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd and requisitioned by the War Office as a troopship during the war. Its last Captain was J.H.Biggs CBE.

   The Strathallan Story-Part 1: Jim Gormley of Kirkintilloch

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   How did Strathallan get to Oran?

   • The nurses and 1,000 troops were picked up by the destroyer HMS Verity and another destroyer, HMS Laforey, took Strathallan in tow. With the help of the salvage tug Restive it was hoped that she might reach Oran, but her list increased and the remainder of the troops were taken off by escorting destroyers.

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   What did Captain Biggs say about the SS Strathallan?

   • He was quite philosophical about what he went through." In the Admiralty report, Captain John Henry Biggs, describes the moment the SS Strathallan, which had been requisitioned the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), was torpedoed, saying: "The explosion was very loud and the force of it shook the whole ship."

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   Did Strathallan sink?

   • Strathallan was listing heavily with the bows below the water, giving the appearance of sinking at any moment. Jim again takes up the story when he reached the upper deck and fresh air, "It was still early morning but there was ample light. We don't get completely blackout nights in the Mediterranean closer to the equator.

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8. www.poheritage.com › 94560STRATHALLAN-1938pdfShip Fact Sheet - P&O Heritage

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   Base data at 11 March 1938. Last amended October 2009 * indicates entries changed during P&O Group service. 22.12.1942: . Laforey, took Strathallan in tow. With the help of the salvage tug Restive it was hoped that she might reach Oran, but her list increased and the remainder of the troops were taken off by escorting destroyers.