Ferryhill
British Steam merchant
| Name | Ferryhill | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,086 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Hall, Russell & Co Ltd, Aberdeen | ||
| Owner | Aberdeen Coal & Shipping Co, Aberdeen | ||
| Homeport | Aberdeen | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-22 (Karl-Heinrich Jenisch) | ||
| Position | 55° 05'N, 1° 27'W - Grid AN 5461 | ||
| Complement | 13 (11 dead and 2 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Blyth - Aberdeen | ||
| Cargo | 1200 tons of coal | ||
| History | Completed in October 1919 | ||
| Notes on event | At 21.30 hours on 21 January 1940 the unescorted Ferryhill (Master Williamson John Taylor Stephen) struck a mine laid on 20 December 1939 by U-22 and sank 1.5 miles north of St. Mary’s Lighthouse near Blyth. The master and ten crew members were lost. Two crew members were picked up by the British M/S trawler HMS Young Jacob (FY 975) (Skipper T. Williamson, RNR) and landed at North Shields. | ||
| On board | We have details of 13 people who were on board. | ||
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