Who attacked and destroyed S.S. Tilawa?

23 November 1942

Indian Ocean, NW of the Maldive Islands. I-29 torpedoes and sinks the British India Company 10,006-ton armed passenger/cargo liner TILAWA on her way from Bombay to Mombasa and Durban with 6,472 tons of general cargo. After the first torpedo hit most passengers can abandon their ship in 10 life boats and 43 life rafts; an hour later they decide to reboard TILAVA, but after the second hit the liner goes down in position 07-36N, 61-08E.

Of 958 people on board TILAWA, 252 passengers and 28 crew are lost. Cruiser HMS BIRMINGHAM rescues 678 and the armed merchant cruiser CARTHAGE 4 survivors.