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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 ascending
CY William Cronin USCG
MOMM 1c Robert Covington USCG
F 2c Bartolo Diluvio USCG
Sea 1c Lawrence Deaton USCG
Sea 1c Wiliam Davey USCG
MOMM 2c John Danielski USCG
SM 3c Francis Currey USCG
Sea 2c Daniel Culkin USCG
Sea 1c Joseph Croteau USCG
RM 2c Lindsay Croswell USCG
Sea 1c Robert Crandall USCG
Lt(jg) George Ayrault USCG
RM 3c Michael Coviello USCG
Sea 2c Harold Cottreall USCG
BM 2c Henry Corp USCG
Sea 2c Eldridge Cooper USCG
Sea 2c Gerald Claus USCG
MOMM 2c William Clark USCG
Lt Burtis Cone USCG
Sea 2c Richard Cantine USCG

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