Wikipedia.
On 17 March 1943, the U-758 fired four torpedoes and sank two ships, the SS James Oglethorpe and the Zaanland. Master Albert W. Long was in command of the Oglethorpe which was on its maiden voyage.
It was struck by one torpedo and began sinking at the head and Long ordered abandon ship.
Thirteen men drowned when one boat was cut prematurely. Long and the 29 remaining crew remained aboard and tried to reach St. John's, but were never seen again.
The ship either sank or was finished off by the U-91.
The Story of a Ship. GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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