Masters: 1918 W Evans: 1920 T Field: 1942 George Johnston Law.
On a voyage from Calcutta for Capetown & Pernambuco with a general cargo including linseed, tea & pig-iron & a crew of 87 City of Corinth was torpedoed by German submarine (U-508 Georg Staats) & sank between Pernambuco & Trinidad in 10.55N/61.01W on 17 November 1942. Sources state 11 lives lost but CWGC lists 12 names.
Lives lost November 1942: Idrin Ali, trimmer, India; Idris Ullah, trimmer, India; Kalandar Ullah, fireman, India; McLaren, Duncan, 2nd engineer, 52, Great Crosby, Lancs.; Musand Mian, tindal, India; Najab Ali, trimmer, India; Rofuth Ullah, fireman, India; Sazid Ullah, fireman, India; Shafiq Ullah, greaser, India; Sidiq Ali, trimmer, India; Usman Ullah, trimmer, India; Yusuf Ullah, trimmer, India.
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City of Corinth - Lives lost 1942
