Heminge
British Steam merchant
Name | Heminge | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 2,499 tons | ||
Completed | 1919 - W. Gray & Co, West Hartlepool | ||
Owner | Halford Constants Ltd, London | ||
Homeport | Newcastle | ||
Date of attack | 30 Sep 1940 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-37 (Victor Oehrn) | ||
Position | 53° 26'N, 18° 33'W - Grid AL 9267 | ||
Complement | 26 (1 dead and 25 survivors). | ||
Convoy | OB-220 (straggler) | ||
Route | Tyne - Tenerife | ||
Cargo | 3300 tons of coal | ||
History | Completed in April 1919 as War Currant for The Shipping Controller, managed by J. Hopper. 1919 renamed Leicester for Anglo-European Steamship, Coal & Pitwood Co Ltd (Blane & Martinez Ltd), Hull. 1920 transferred to Anglo-European SS Co Ltd (James Bell & Co), Hull. 1929 renamed Rudchester for Chesters Steam Shipping Co Ltd (William Dickinson & Co), Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1934 renamed Heminge for Constants (South Wales) Ltd (Halford Constant), Cardiff. | ||
Notes on event | At 21.56 hours on 30 Sep 1940 the Heminge (Master Trevor Thomas), a straggler from convoy OB-220, was torpedoed and sunk by U-37 west of Ireland. One crew member was lost. The master, 23 crew members and one gunner were picked up by the British merchant Clan Cumming and landed at Liverpool. | ||
On board | We have details of 2 people who were on board. |
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