Gracia
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales
| Name | Gracia | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,642 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Scott´s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock | ||
| Owner | Donaldson Brothers Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-30 (Fritz-Julius Lemp) | ||
| Position | 53° 32'N, 3° 24'W - Grid AM 9324 | ||
| Complement | 47 (0 dead and 47 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-72 | ||
| Route | Liverpool (16 Jan) - St. John’s, Newfoundland | ||
| Cargo | 844 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Completed in June 1921 | ||
| Notes on event | On 16 January 1940 the Gracia in convoy OB-72 was badly damaged by a mine laid on 6 January by U-30 about 5 miles west-southwest of the Bar Light Vessel off Liverpool. The Gracia was beached on the Newcome Knoll, later salvaged and repaired. She returned to service in February 1941 only to be bombed and sunk in convoy OB-287 by a German Fw200 aircraft about 90 miles northwest of Cape Wrath in position 59°39N/07°24W on 19 February. All 48 crew members were rescued. | ||
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