Eston
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Eston | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,487 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole | ||
| Owner | P. & O. Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-22 (Karl-Heinrich Jenisch) | ||
| Position | 55° 03'N, 1° 24'W - Grid AN 5461 | ||
| Complement | 18 (18 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | FN-81 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Hull (26 Jan) - Blyth | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in December 1919 | ||
| Notes on event | On 28 Jan 1940 the Eston (Master Herbert Roser Harris), a straggler from convoy FN-81, struck a mine laid on 20 Dec 1939 by U-22 and sank near Blyth. The master and 17 crew members were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 17 people who were on board. | ||
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