Chronology of World War II
Wednesday, July 15
SS
Gloucester Castle
Sunk by German Auxiliary Cruiser
SS
Gloucester Castle
was part of a section of 24 vessels from OS.32 sailing on to the Cape and beyond. On July 15, 1942, she was shelled and sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser,
Michel
, about 840 miles west of Luanda, Angola. There were 61 survivors but 93 crew members were killed.