Goodwood
British Steam merchant
Name | Goodwood | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 2,796 tons | ||
Completed | 1937 - S.P. Austin & Son Ltd, Sunderland | ||
Owner | William France, Fenwick & Co Ltd, London | ||
Homeport | London | ||
Date of attack | 10 Sep 1939 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-15 (Heinz Buchholz) | ||
Position | 54° 06'N, 0° 03'W - Grid AN 5856 | ||
Complement | 24 (1 dead and 23 survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Tyne - Bayonne | ||
Cargo | Coal | ||
History | Completed in August 1937 | ||
Notes on event | At 06.10 hours on 10 September 1939 the Goodwood (Master Harold Stevendale Hewson) struck a mine laid on 5 September by U-15 and sank one mile southeast of Flamborough Head. The master and 22 crew members were picked up by a fishing boat and landed at Bridlington. On 8 December 1939 the British steam merchant Middlesbro (989 grt) sank after a collision with the wreck of Goodwood about one mile north of Flamborough Head. There were no casualties, all crew members were picked up by the Swedish steam merchant Runeborg. | ||
On board | We have details of 5 people who were on board. |
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