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West Portal

Ship Designation: 
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Date Lost: 
Friday, February 5, 1943
U-Boat Attack in the North Atlantic
The Freighter SS West Portal was torpedoed by U-413 in the North Atlantic while en convoy from New York to Liverpool England. ... The ship had straggled away from the convoy when she was sunk. Neither the ship nor the crew were ever seen again.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 65

Name Service Branchsort descending
Sea 1c Harold Donnelly USN
Sea 1c Nicholas Reda USN
Sea 1c Marvin Ebbert USN
Sea 1c Victor Pezzottini USN
Sea 1c Harry Edelmayer USN

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A Careless Word, A Needless Sinking