Lynx II
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| Name | Lynx II | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 250 tons | ||
| Completed | 1906 - Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby | ||
| Owner | Sir Thomas Robinson & Son (Grimsby) Ltd, Grimsby | ||
| Homeport | Grimsby | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Oct, 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-59 (Harald Jürst) | ||
| Position | 59.50N, 04.20W - Grid AN 1316 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Grimsby - Fishing grounds | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in May 1906 as Lynx (GY 133) for Thomas Crimlisk, Grimsby. 1921 sold to Sir Thomas Robinson & Son (Grimsby) Ltd, Grimsby and renamed Lynx II (GY 401). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.15 hours on 28 Oct, 1939, U-59 stopped the illuminated St. Nidan with gunfire across her bow and ordered the crew to abandon ship. At 04.25 hours, the Lynx II appeared and the U-boat tried to stop her also by gunfire, but the crew abandoned vessel only after three shots were fired into the bridge. The second trawler was sunk by scuttling charges at 06.55 hours and the first at 08.30 hours. | ||
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