"U-96" went on to sink "Edwy R. Brown" (17 October), "Seaforth" (18th) and "Benjamin Franklin" (19th).MS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (LTK001192701) Torpedoed and sunk 19/02 by the German submarine U 103 (Korvettenkapitän Viktor Schütze) in position 58.50N- 16.30W whilst on a voyage from San Francisco, CA, USA via Bermuda to Liverpool, England with 8.400 t general cargo.