Inverdargle
British Motor tanker
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| Name | Inverdargle | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 9,456 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Deutsche Werft AG, Betrieb Finkenwärder, Hamburg | ||
| Owner | Inver Tankers Ltd (Andrew Weir & Co), London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-33 (Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky) | ||
| Position | 51° 16'N, 3° 43'W - Grid AM 9947 | ||
| Complement | 49 (49 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Trinidad - Halifax - Avonmouth | ||
| Cargo | 12.554 tons of aviation spirit | ||
| History | Completed in July 1938 | ||
| Notes on event | At 16.19 hours on 16 Jan 1940 the unescorted Inverdargle (Master Evan Murdock Skelly) struck a mine laid on 9 Nov 1939 by U-33, broke in two and sank in the Bristol Channel southwest of Nash Point. The master and 48 crew members were lost. The stern section lies in 51°16´31N/03°47´15W and the bow lies 1300 metres to northeast. | ||
| On board | We have details of 42 people who were on board. | ||
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