Treverbyn
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Treverbyn | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.281 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Harland & Wolff Ltd, Govan, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | The Hain Steamship Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | St. Ives | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Oct, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-82 (Siegfried Rollmann) | ||
| Position | 51N, 19W - Grid AL 9818 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 46 (46 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | SL-89 | ||
| Route | Pepel - Freetown (5 Oct) - Cardiff | ||
| Cargo | 6900 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | Laid down as War Maple, launched as War Airman, completed as Treverbyn | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.31 hours on 21 Oct, 1941, the Treverbyn (Master Henry Edwards OBE) in convoy SL-89 was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-82 and sank in 3 minutes southwest of Cape Clear. The master, 35 crew members and ten gunners were lost. | ||
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