Chulmleigh
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Chulmleigh | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,445 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | W.J. Tatem Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 6 Nov 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-625 (Hans Benker) | ||
| Position | Grid AB 3281 | ||
| Complement | 58 (45 dead and 13 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Methil (23 Sep) - Loch Ewe - Reykjavik (31 Oct) - Archangel | ||
| Cargo | Government stores | ||
| History | Completed in May 1938 | ||
| Notes on loss | On 5 Nov, 1942, the unescorted Chulmleigh (Master D.N. Williams) was bombed and damaged by a German Ju88 aircraft of II./KG 30 (based at Banak, North Cape) and beached at South Cape, Spitzbergen. At 15.58 hours on 6 November, U-625 torpedoed the stranded Chulmleigh and completed the destruction of the vessel with gunfire. Later the wreck was again bombed by a Ju88. The master, three crew members and nine gunners survived. 36 crew members and nine gunners were lost, many died of frostbite. | ||
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