Daleby
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| Name | Daleby | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,640 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Sir R. Ropner & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Homeport | West Hartlepool | ||
| Date of attack | 4 Nov 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-89 (Dietrich Lohmann) | ||
| Position | 57.24N, 35.54W - Grid AL 1926 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 47 (0 dead and 47 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-107 | ||
| Route | Halifax (27 Oct) - London | ||
| Cargo | 8500 tons of grain, tanks and motor parts | ||
| History | Completed in November 1929 as Kitty Taylor for Lambert Brothers Ltd, London. 1934 renamed Daleby for Sir R. Ropner & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.35 hours on 4 Nov, 1942, the Daleby (Master John Edward Elsdon) in convoy SC-107 was torpedoed and sunk by U-89 southeast of Cape Farewell. The master, 39 crew members and seven gunners were picked up by the Icelandic steam merchant Brúarfoss and landed at Reykjavik. The men were both in lifeboats and onboard the sinking ship, the rescue thus was difficult and ten crew members and one passenger were commended for it. | ||
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