which had been spotted by a Royal Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator patrol aircraft on the morning of 1 September. At 08:25, Hurst Castle was struck port side aft by a torpedo fired by the submarine; the ship sank in six minutes at with the loss of 17 ratings. The escort destroyer rescued all 102 survivors. Citations Bibliography Hurst Castle 1944 ships Hurst Castle Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean Royal Navy ship names Maritime incidents in September 1944