Brittany
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Brittany | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.772 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton | ||
| Owner | Royal Mail Lines Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Oct, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-509 (Werner Witte) | ||
| Position | 33.29N, 18.32W - Grid DH 5152 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 57 (14 dead and 43 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-125 | ||
| Route | Buenos Aires - Freetown (16 Oct) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 7132 tons of hides, rice and cotton | ||
| History | Completed in June 1928 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.00 hours on 30 Oct, 1942, the Brittany (Master William White Dovell) in convoy SL-125 was torpedoed and sunk by U-509 near Madeira. 12 crew members, one gunner and one passenger were lost. The master, 32 crew members, seven gunners and three passengers were picked up by the British auxiliary patrol vessel HMS Kelantan (F 166) (Lt A.E. Jones) and landed at Gourock on 8 November. | ||
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