Bullmouth
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Bullmouth | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 7,519 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Oct 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-659 (Hans Stock) | ||
| Position | 33.20N, 18.25W - Grid DH 2545 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 56 (50 dead and 6 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-125 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Freetown (16 Oct) - Tyne | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in October 1927 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.21 hours on 30 Oct, 1942, the Bullmouth (Master John Wilfred Brougham) in convoy SL-125 was hit by one torpedo from U-409 (Massmann) about 100 miles north-northwest of Maderia and fell behind the convoy, where the ship was sunk at 01.40 hours by two torpedoes from U-659. The master, 44 crew members and five gunners were lost. The chief officer and five crew members landed on the island of Bugio near Madeira. | ||
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