Tinhow
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Tinhow | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.232 tons | ||
| Completed | 1913 - AG Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik, Rostock | ||
| Owner | Andrew Weir & Co, London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 11 May, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-181 (Wolfgang Lüth) | ||
| Position | 25.15S, 33.30E - Grid KP 3777 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 203 (75 dead and 128 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | DN-37 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Durban - Beira - Calcutta | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Built as Valencia, 1920 renamed Hughli, 1927 renamed Tinhow | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.08 hours on 11 May, 1943, the unescorted Tinhow (Master Philip Henry Aydon) was torpedoed and sunk by U-181 about 25 miles 230° from Limpoo Light in the Mozambique Channel. The master, 24 crew members and 50 passengers were lost. 41 crew members, twelve gunners and 75 passengers were picked up by Portuguese fishing boats and landed at Lourcenço Marques on 13 May. | ||
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