The SS Thomas T. Tucker was a Liberty ship built by The Houston Shipbuilding Corporation for service as a troop and weapons carrier. She ran aground off Olifantsbos Point, near Cape Point, in November of 1942, during heavy fog while on her maiden voyage from New Orleans to Suez. She was sailing close to the coast – as she usually did when the sea was rough, due to the German U-boats actively patrolling the area – and the captain misjudged the ship's location because of the heavy fog. Assuming they were close to Robben Island, and therefore not far from Cape Town, the crew relaxed, and the ship ran aground. After an investigation, it was discovered that the ship's compass was out by 37°, although no conclusive reason was found for the incident. -from Wikipedia
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