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Leopold

Ship Designation: 
DE-319
Date Lost: 
Thursday, March 9, 1944
Torpedo Attack off Iceland
Leopold departed New York March 1, as convoy screening ship bound for Great Britain. Leopold gained sonar contact March 9, on possible submarine contact. ... While investigating she was struck by an acoustic torpedo launched from German U-255. ... Suffering major damage from the torpedo attack, Leopold was abandoned with the loss of 171 crew members. ... 28 survivors were rescued by her sister ship USS Joyce (DE 317). Leopold remained afloat several hours after being abandoned but later sank

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 167

Name Service Branchsort descending
Sea 1c Paul Timocko USCG
SC 2c Rene Vallet USCG
RM 3c Walter Ward USCG
Cox Frank Wassilak USCG
Sea 2c James White USCG
MM 1c Paul Wiger USCG
TM 3c Howard Cutler USN

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Prepared by CAPT R. O. Strange USN (Ret.)