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This article is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the SS Nailsea Court who were lost in action during the Battle of The Atlantic on the 10th March 1943.
Overview of Events - ss Nailsea Court
The SS Nailsea Court was owned by E.R. Management Co. LTD (Evans & Reid) - Cardiff and was built in 1936 by the Bantham Steamship Co. Ltd. Her GRT was 4946.
On the 10th March 1943 she was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic, South of Reykjavik in position 58.45N 21.57W by U-229 (Commanded by Oberleutant Schetelig), part of the 'Ostmark' patrol group of eleven U-boats.
Her last voyage was as part of Convoy SC 121 which comprised of 57 ships. The passage was from Beira, Mozambique to New York 23.2.43 and then London. The Nailsea Court was carrying 2 passengers and 7661 tons of general cargo including 650 tons of copper bars, 800 tons of nickel ore and asbestos.
The Master, Capt. Robert James Lee (aged 46 and from Penarth, South Wales), 33 crew, 9 gunners and passengers were lost. One crew member was rescued by the rescue ship Melrose Abbey 1908/29 (Commanded by Capt Ralph Good OBE) and landed at Gourock 13.3.43; Another 3 crew were rescued by RCN corvette Dauphin 925/40 (K.157) (Commanded by Lt M.H. Wallace) and landed at Londonderry 13.3.43.
Surviving Officer from the Nailsea Court, Mr H C Bette, provided a dramatic first hand account of the nights terrible events.
What became of the U-229?
Oberleutnant zur See Robert Schetelig and his crew of 49 were subsequently lost in the North Atlantic on the 22nd September 1943 when the U-229, then part of the 'Leuthen' patrol group of nineteen U-boats, was sunk by depth charges, gunfire and ramming while attacking convoy ON 202 comprising 38 ships in the Atlantic 430 miles ESE of Cape Farewell, in position 54.36N 36.25W by HM destroyer leader Keppel 1750/20 (D.84) (Cdr M.J.Evans) of Escort Group B.
Commander Evans was subsequently lost in action on the 7th May 1944.
A memorial to the Crew of the Nailsea Court and all other merchant men lost can be found at Tower Hill London.
Please visit http://www.nailseacourt.co.uk where you can find our more information about the events of the 10th March 1943 and read some comments added by families of those brave men together with the factual report of the nights event written by the only surviving officer.
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