Marwick Head
Marwick Head under her former name Allanwater
| Name | Marwick Head | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 496 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Day, Summers & Co, Southampton | ||
| Owner | A.F. Henry & McGregor Ltd, Edinburgh | ||
| Homeport | Edinburgh | ||
| Date of attack | 12 Dec 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-59 (Harald Jürst) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 7635 - See estimated map location (52.05N01.41E) * | ||
| Complement | 10 (5 dead and 5 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Bo’ness - London | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Completed in December 1920 as Allanwater for Mason Shipping Co Ltd (W. Mason & Co), Liverpool. 1933 renamed Marwick Head for A.F. Henry & McGregor Ltd, Edinburgh. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 08.15 hours on 12 Dec, 1939, the Marwick Head (Master J.J. Thain) struck a mine, laid on 5 December by U-59 and sank 0.5 miles south of North Caister Buoy. Five crew members were lost. The master and four crew members landed at Great Yarmouth. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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