Irene Maria
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
| Name | Irene Maria | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,862 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - Antwerp Engineering Co Ltd, Hoboken | ||
| Owner | Broomhill Steamships Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Nov 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-95 (Gerd Schreiber) | ||
| Position | 56° 45'N, 14° 12'W - Grid AM 1968 | ||
| Complement | 26 (26 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OB-248 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Southampton - Milford Haven - Bridgewater, Nova Scotia | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in October 1922 as Danish Irene Maria for A/S D/S Dania (Chr. Andresen), Esbjerg. 1940 taken over by Britain and transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on event | At 00.58 hours on 27 Nov 1940 the unescorted Irene Maria (Master Alfred Peter Evers), a straggler from convoy OB-248, was hit aft by one torpedo from U-95 and sank by the bow within two minutes about 55 miles south-southwest of Rockall. The ship had been missed by two torpedoes at 00.42 and 00.52 hours. The master, 24 crew members and one gunner were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 26 people who were on board. | ||
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