An item reported that the 8,795 tons British cargo ship ss Navasota in ballast was torpedoed and sunk on 5 December 1939 by the German submarine U-47 50 miles south west of Cape Clear, Ireland in the Celtic Sea being part of convoy OB 46. Of her crew was one men killed and 45 saved. The Navasota was defensively armed.(1)
Note
1. Of her crew of 82 men were 37 men killed.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-4-1 Weekly Résumé (No. 14) of the naval, military and air situation from 12 noon 30 November to 12 noon 7 December 1939.
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