Cerinthus
| Name | Cerinthus | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 3.878 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn | ||
| Owner | Hadley Shipping Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-128 (Ulrich Heyse) | ||
| Position | 12.27N, 27.45W - Grid EJ 7117 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 40 (20 dead and 20 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-141 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | London - Oban (24 Oct) - Freetown | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.02 hours on 10 Nov, 1942, the Cerinthus (Master James Chadwick), dispersed from convoy ON-141, was torpedoed and sunk by gunfire by U-128 about 180 miles southwest from the Cape Verde Islands. The master, 16 crew members and three gunners were lost. The boat of the master was found by the American merchant Kentuckian in 11°22N/38°56W at 14.30 hours on 24 Jan, 1943. The boat originally contained 20 survivors, but when found six bodies and the last survivor, donkeyman William Colbon, which landed at Port of Spain, Trinidad on 31 January. The chief officer Hawkins, 15 crew members and three gunners were picked up by the HMS Bridgewater (L 01) (Cdr N.W. Weeks OBE) on 1 December and landed at Freetown five days later. | ||
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