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SS ''Thurso'' was a cargo steamship operated by Ellerman's Wilson Line. ''Thurso'' was built in 1919 by S. P. Austin & Sons in Sunderland as the ''War Bramble'' for the Shipping Controller. Displacing 2,436 tons she had a speed of . She was sold to Ellerman Lines while still building and remained with them until lost in the Second World War. ==Last Voyage== Under Master William Waldie, ''Thurso'' was part of Convoy HG 84〔(Convoy HG-84 ) ''(Warsailors.com )'', accessed 2 Jan 2012.〕 which had left Lisbon for Liverpool, and called at Gibraltar on 9 June to join with the 36th Escort Group under the command of Captain "Johnnie" Walker. ''Thurso'' carried 850 tons of cork, general cargo, and 1,500 bags of mail for German Prisoners of War in Britain. She had a crew of 36 and six gunners. At 00.58 and 00.59 hours on 15 June 1942 the ''U-552'', commanded by Kapitänleutnant Erich Topp attacked convoy HG84〔http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/1811.html Accessed 06/06/2015〕 sinking three ships, the ''Etrib'',〔http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1805.html Accessed 06/06/2015〕 ''Pelayo''〔http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/1804.html Accessed 06/06/2015〕 and ''Slemdal''. The convoy was attacked again approximately 300 nautical miles to the west of Cape Finisterre early in the morning of 15 June 1942 by ''U-552''. Following a preliminary skirmish Topp fired three torpedoes at the convoy between 0432 and 0434 hrs. ''Thurso'' was sailing in the middle, and was one of two ships hit and sunk; the other being the SS ''City of Oxford''.〔(Thurso (British Steam Merchant). Ships Hit By German U-Boats During WWII ), ''(Uboat.net )'', accessed 2 Jan 2012.〕 According to an oral history recounted by Cpt. "Johnnie" Walker, the ''Thurso'' was the first to be struck by torpedoes: From Captain Waldie's report: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Thurso」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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