Sheaf Mount
British Steam merchant
Name | Sheaf Mount | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 5,017 tons | ||
Completed | 1924 - R. Duncan & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
Owner | W.A. Souter & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
Homeport | Newcastle | ||
Date of attack | 25 Aug 1942 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-605 (Herbert-Viktor Schütze) | ||
Position | 48° 55'N, 35° 10'W - Grid BD 1676 | ||
Complement | 51 (31 dead and 20 survivors). | ||
Convoy | ONS-122 | ||
Route | Swansea (13 Aug) - Milford Haven - Botwood, Newfoundland | ||
Cargo | Ballast | ||
History | Completed in November 1924 as Luciston for William S. Miller & Co, Glasgow. 1939 renamed Sheaf Mount for W.A. Souter & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | ||
Notes on event | Between 01.38 and 01.41 hours on 25 Aug 1942, U-605 fired four single bow and one stern torpedoes from a distance of about 4000 meters at the outermost starboard column of convoy ONS-122 southeast of Cape Farewell. Detonations on three ships were observed after 5 to 7 minutes and one ship was seen to caught fire and sink within a minute after breaking in two. Schütze claimed one ship sunk and two others damaged. In fact, the Katvaldis in station #92 and Sheaf Mount in station #94 were sunk in this attack. | ||
On board | We have details of 35 people who were on board. |
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