Creofield
Photo courtesy of George Robinson
| Name | Creofield | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 838 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole | ||
| Owner | Hunting & Son Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Feb 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-59 (Harald Jürst) | ||
| Position | 52.33N, 02.25E - Grid AN 8419 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 16 (16 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | London - Middlesbrough | ||
| Cargo | Creosote | ||
| History | Completed in December 1928 as Athelstane for United Molasses Co Ltd, Liverpool. 1936 renamed Creofield for Hunting & Son Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.24 hours on 2 Feb, 1940, the unescorted Creofield (Master Charles Fred Carlin) was hit amidships by one G7a torpedo from U-59, exploded and sank east of Lowestoft. The master and 15 crew members were lost. | ||
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