Newton Pine
British Steam merchant
| Name | Newton Pine | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,212 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - Sir John Priestman & Co Ltd, Southwick, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Idwal Williams & Co, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Cardiff | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Oct 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-410 (Kurt Sturm) | ||
| Position | 54° 30'N, 34° 00'W - Grid AK 5733 | ||
| Complement | 47 (47 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | ONS-136 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Hull - Halifax - New York | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in December 1925 as Fernlea for Morrison SS Co Ltd (John Morrison & Son), Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1927 renamed Newton Pine for John Ridley, Son & Tully, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1941 sold to Idwal Williams & Co, Cardiff. | ||
| Notes on event | At 10.29 hours on 15 Oct 1942 the Newton Pine (Master Evan Owen Thomas), a straggler from convoy ONS-136, was hit aft by one of two torpedoes from U-410 and sank quickly by the stern about 500 miles southeast of Cape Farewell. The ship had been missed by a first torpedo at 10.25 hours. The sinking was observed from some distance by U-618 (Baberg). The attacking U-boat saw some survivors abandoning ship in the lifeboats before she sank and questioned them, but they were never found. The master, 39 crew members and seven gunners were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 47 people who were on board. | ||
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