“At 19.58 hours on 30 Jul, 1942, the unescorted Cranford was hit by one torpedo from U-155 about 250 miles east-southeast of Barbados, as she was proceeding on a nonevasive course at 8.6 knots because of a lack of fuel and daylight conditions. “The torpedo struck on the starboard side between #2 and #3 [...]
