attack on convoy DN 21 off South Africa

[stevebecker]

Mates,

I notice a note that mentions the loss of a ship called "Harvey M. Anderson" possibly by U 160 during its attacks on convoy DN 21 around 40 miles South of Port St Johns South Africa?

The U 160 sunk a large number of ships from this convoy over a number of days (between 3 to 4 of March 1943), but as yet I don't known any ship called "Harvey M. Anderson"? believed to be a US ship

Can you conform that there is or is not any ship by that name?

Cheers

S.B

[Polar bear]

hi,

The first name is correct https://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/2709.html

greetings, the pb

[Andy H]

Mates,

I notice a note that mentions the loss of a ship called "Harvey M. Anderson" possibly by U 160 during its attacks on convoy DN 21 around 40 miles South of Port St Johns South Africa?

The U 160 sunk a large number of ships from this convoy over a number of days (between 3 to 4 of March 1943), but as yet I don't known any ship called "Harvey M. Anderson"? believed to be a US ship

Can you conform that there is or is not any ship by that name?

Cheers

S.B

Hi Steve

It was the US Harvey W Scott
http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/misc/index. ... !~miscmain

Regards

Andy H

[stevebecker]

Mates,

Thank you it appears the name was mixed up with another ship, which was also sunk that day and place.

No wonder I can't find any record of the Anderson.

Cheers

S.B

[Polar bear]

hi,

he name was mixed up with another ship, which was also sunk that day and place. No wonder I can't find any record of the Anderson.

I did find only one "Anderson" which fell victim to an u-boat : https://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/1371.html

greetings, the pb