Magdalena
British Steam merchant
| Name | Magdalena | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,118 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - Craig, Taylor & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | Smith, Hogg & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Homeport | West Hartlepool | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Sep 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Heinrich Bleichrodt) | ||
| Position | 57° 20'N, 20° 16'W - Grid AL 2881 | ||
| Complement | 31 (31 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | SC-3 (straggler) | ||
| Route | St. Johns - Sydney - Holyhead - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 4600 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | Completed in June 1923 as Dutch Magdalena for NV A.C. Lensen´s Stoomvaart Mij, Terneuzen. 1932 transferred to British flag for Lensen Shipping Ltd (Cornelius A. Lensen), London. 1939 sold to Smith, Hogg & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. | ||
| Notes on event | At 18.49 hours on 18 Sep 1940 the Magdalena (Master Frederick Allen), a straggler from convoy SC-3, was hit by one torpedo from U-48 south of Iceland and sank within ten minutes. The master, 29 crew members and one gunner were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 31 people who were on board. | ||
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