Canford Chine
British Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Canford Chine | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,364 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | Chine Shipping Co Ltd, Swansea | ||
| Homeport | Swansea | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Feb 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-52 (Otto Salman) | ||
| Position | 55° 51'N, 17° 35'W - Grid AL 6269 | ||
| Complement | 36 (36 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OG-52 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Cardiff - Buenos Aires - Uriburu | ||
| Cargo | General cargo and coal | ||
| History | Completed in December 1917 as Bryntawe for H. & B. Goldberg, Swansea. 1936 renamed Canford Chine for Chine Shipping Co Ltd, Swansea. | ||
| Notes on event | At 14.35 hours on 10 Feb 1941 the unescorted Canford Chine (Master Neil Macdougall), a straggler from convoy OG-52 since 8 February, was hit underneath the bridge by one G7e torpedo from U-52 about 165 miles southwest of Rockall. The ship broke in two and sank after being hit amidships by a coup de grâce at 15.35 hours. The Germans later observed a lifeboat under sails at the sinking position, but the survivors were never seen again. The master, 33 crew members and two gunners were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 36 people who were on board. | ||
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