Vernon City
British Steam merchant
Name | Vernon City | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 4,748 tons | ||
Completed | 1929 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, Sunderland | ||
Owner | Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd, Cardiff | ||
Homeport | Bideford | ||
Date of attack | 28 Jun 1943 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-172 (Carl Emmermann) | ||
Position | 4° 30'S, 27° 30'W - Grid FD 7458 | ||
Complement | 52 (0 dead and 52 survivors). | ||
Convoy | OS-49 (dispersed) | ||
Route | Tyne - Oban (4 Jun) - Montevideo | ||
Cargo | 4000 tons of coal and 3000 tons of coke | ||
History | Completed in November 1929 | ||
Notes on event | At 06.43 hours on 28 June 1943, U-172 fired a spread of two torpedoes at the Vernon City (Master Malcolm Douglas Loutit), dispersed on 20 June from convoy OS-49, and observed a hit in the forward hold. The ship settled and sank by the bow at 07.07 hours south-southeast of St. Paul Rocks. The U-boat misidentified her victim as Cornish City. The master, 43 crew members and eight gunners were picked up by the Brazilian coastal tanker Aurora M. and landed at Recife on 4 July. | ||
On board | We have details of 4 people who were on board. |
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