Loss SS Orcades (1937)

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warrant officer peter victor waddell standing on deck of polish steamer narwik, rescued him , others after ss orcades torpedoed.


u-172 surfaced in order increase speed , overtake her, orcades gunners opened fire , submarine had dive again. @ 12:49, 12:50 , 12:54 hrs u-172 hit ship 3 more torpedoes on starboard side, breaking back. listed heavily starboard , sank @ 13:00 hrs. 55 of skeleton crew abandoned ship launching last 4 lifeboats , liferafts, chief engineer, william johnston, went down ship. total of 45 people lost. u-172 remained @ periscope depth shortly afterwards allied aircraft attacked , drove away, prevented questioning survivors.


orcades had transmitted distress signals, , destroyers hmas nizam , hms foxhound sent in response. en route destroyers encountered , engaged submarine, u-159, after crash-dived broke off engagement continue orcades. few hours after liner s sinking polish merchant ship, gdynia america line s 7,031 grt narwik, reached orcades boats. despite risk of further submarine attack, narwik spent several hours rescuing 1,022 survivors , searching 3 missing lifeboats until 03:30 hrs on 11 october. made south african coast, , after 10 hours nizam , foxhound joined , escorted port.


orcades master, captain charles fox, made cbe , awarded lloyd s war medal bravery @ sea.


in 2014 wreck of orcades discovered in 4800 meters of water survey company deep ocean search.








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