Geo H. Jones
| Name | Geo H. Jones | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.914 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Sun Shipbuilding Co, Chester PA | ||
| Owner | Panama Transport Co (Anglo-American Oil Co), London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 11 Jun, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-455 (Hans-Heinrich Giessler) | ||
| Position | 45.40N, 22.40W - Grid BE 7217 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 42 (2 dead and 40 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-111 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Aruba - Freetown (24 May) - Lamlash - Ardrossan | ||
| Cargo | 9300 tons of fuel oil | ||
| History | Built as American Geo H. Jones for Standard Oil Co of New Jersey, New York. 1941 transferred to Panama Transport Co (Anglo-American Oil Co), London and registered in Britain. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.26 hours on 11 Jun, 1942, the Geo H. Jones (Master Frederick James Hewlett), a straggler from convoy SL-111, was torpedoed and sunk by U-455 north-northeast of the Azores. The master and 19 survivors were picked up by the British sloop HMS Lulworth (Y 60) (LtCdr C. Gwinner) and landed at Freetown. 20 others were picked up by the British minesweeper HMS Orissa (J 200) (Lt D. Whyte) and landed at Londonderry. Among the survivors were two passengers. One crew member and one gunner were lost. | ||
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