 The ship, separated from Convoy OB 328, sank within two minutes.Only 10 of her crew of 34 survived to be rescued by the Finnish merchantman "Hammarland" on 15 June.In the early hours of 17 June, "U-43" torpedoed and sank the 2,727 ton British merchant ship "Cathrine", part of Convoy SL-76, which was loaded with 3,700 tons of manganese ore, about south-west of Cape Clear (southern Ireland).