Hawkinge
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| Name | Hawkinge | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.475 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - Burntisland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Burntisland | ||
| Owner | Halford Constants Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Jul, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-203 (Rolf Mützelburg) | ||
| Position | 44.55N, 17.44W - Grid BE 8295 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 31 (15 dead and 16 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OG-69 | ||
| Route | Glasgow - Lisabon | ||
| Cargo | 2806 tons of coal | ||
| History | Built as Pentraeth, 1931 renamed Hawkinge | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.54 hours on 27 Jul, 1941, U-203 attacked the convoy OG-69 about 800 miles southwest of Fastnet and reported the sinking of two ships, toalling 14.000 tons. However, only the Hawkinge (Master Walter Aron Isaksson) was torpedoed and sunk. 13 crew members and two gunners were lost. The master and five crew members were picked up by the British corvette HMS Sunflower (K 41) (LtCdr J.T. Jones) and landed at Londonderry. Seven crew members and three gunners were picked up by the British destroyer HMS Vanco (H 33) (LtCdr S.G.W. Deneys DSO) and landed at Liverpool. | ||
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