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NE01751

Title

Roll of Honour

Date Of Photo

1940s

Description

John Anderson Tulloch. Boatswain, Merchant Navy. m.v. EMPIRE COMET.. Son of Robert & Gilbertha Tulloch, Isbister, North Roe. Lost at sea through the sinking of his ship, presumed torpedoed 58 deg.15 'N 17 deg. 10' W. Feb. 19th. 1942. Aged 26 years.Details of Ship- Name Empire Comet, Type Motor Merchant, Tonnage 6,914Tons, Completed 1941-Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow, Owner Dodd,Thompson & Co Ltd, London,Homeport London,Date Of Attack 17th Feb 1942, Nationality British. Fate Sunk By U-136(Heinrich Zimmermann) Position 58.15N, 17.10W - Grid Am 1811, -See Location On a Map- Complement 46(46 dead-No Survivors) Convoy Hx-174 (Straggler) Route Bombay (12 Nov) - Table Bay (16 Dec) - Halifax (7 Feb) - Manchester. Cargo 8672 Tons of General Cargo, Including Manganese Ore, Linseed, Tea And Groundnuts. History- Built For Ministry Of War Transport (Mowt) Notes Of Loss At 22.17 Hours On17 fEB, 1942, The Empire Comet (Master Hector Raymond Willis) A Straggler From Convoy Hx-174, Was Torpedoed And Sunk By U-136 West Of Rockall. The Master, 37 Crew And 8 Gunners Were Lost.

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Northmavine

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Subjects

Subjects > Decades > 1940s

Subjects > Work > Merchant Navy

Subjects > Military and War > Roll of Honour

Subjects > People > Men