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Charles C. Pinckney

Ship Designation: 
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Date Lost: 
Wednesday, January 27, 1943
U-Boat Attack near the Azores
The Liberty Ship Charles C. Pinckney was torpedoed by U-514 while en route to North Africa . The initial engagement began when a torpedo struck a few feet back from the stern. Engines were secured and the order was given to abandon ship. Once the U-boat surfaced, Naval Armed Guard shelled it with four out of five shells landing. The Officer in charge was certain the U-Boat sank. The was abandoned ... The next morning the ship was seen to be still afloat. The Second Mate returned and signaled the other lifeboats to return. When the second U-Boat was seen approaching the ship was abandoned immediately. ... The three lifeboats from the ship were separated after the January 28. One lifeboat was discovered on February 8, the others were never seen again.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 55

Name Service Branchsort descending
A.B. Ralph Kelley USMM
Chief Engineer John Kennington USMM
A.B. Charles Lewis USMM
Wiper Eugene Mapes USMM
O.S. Norman Rivers USMM
3rd Mate Walter Rudt USMM
O.S. Carroll Schuster USMM
Carpenter Guillermo Torres USMM
Cook Lewis Washington USMM
Cook Elias Webley USMM
Messman Dorsey White USMM
Steward Ralph White USMM
Master Frank Woolverton USMM
Chief Mate Walter Arbuthnot USMM
Utility Arthur Harris USMM
Deck Engineer George Urpin USMM
Sea 1c Ralph Cottrill USN
Sea 2c Michael Karazia USN
Sea 1c William Layne USN
GM 3c Guy Keller USN

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