Chagres
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| Name | Chagres | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.406 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - A. Stephen & Sons Ltd, Linthouse, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Elders & Fyffes Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Feb, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-30 (Fritz-Julius Lemp) | ||
| Position | Grid AM 9324 - See estimated map location (53.32N03.25W) * | ||
| Complement | 64 (2 dead and 62 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Victoria, Cameroons - Garston | ||
| Cargo | 1500 tons of bananas | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.05 hours on 9 Feb, 1940, the Chagres (Master Hugh Roberts) struck a mine, laid on 6 January by U-30 and sank 5.5 miles 270° from the Bar Lightvessel, Liverpool. Two crew members were lost. The master and 61 crew members were picked up by the HMS Loch Montreith (FY 135) (LtCdr F.R. Pope) and landed at Liverpool. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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