Newton Ash
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Stuart Smith
| Name | Newton Ash | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,625 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Charles Strubin & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Feb 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-402 (Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner) | ||
| Position | 56° 25'N, 22° 26'W - Grid AL 5143 | ||
| Complement | 42 (38 dead and 4 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-118 | ||
| Route | St. John, New Brunswick - Halifax - Hull | ||
| Cargo | 6500 tons of grain, military stores and mail | ||
| History | Completed in March 1925 for John Ridley, Son & Tully, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1941 sold to Charles Strubin & Co Ltd, London. | ||
| Notes on event | At 01.42 hours on 8 February 1943 the Newton Ash (Master James Purvis) in convoy SC-118 was torpedoed and sunk by U-402 south of Iceland. The master, 32 crew members and five gunners were lost. Four crew members were picked up by USCGC Ingham (WPG 35) and landed at Reykjavik. | ||
| On board | We have details of 39 people who were on board. | ||
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