East Wales
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| Name | East Wales | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,358 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - William Dobson & Co, Walker-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Gibbs & Co, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Cardiff | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Dec 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-159 (Helmut Witte) | ||
| Position | 00.24N, 31.27W - Grid FC 2911 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 45 (17 dead and 28 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York - Trinidad (9 Dec) - Durban - Alexandria | ||
| Cargo | 7000 tons of government stores and coal | ||
| History | Completed in August 1925 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.39 hours on 16 Dec, 1942, the unescorted East Wales (Master Stephen Archibald Rowland) was hit amidships by the last torpedo of U-159 and sank near St. Paul Rocks. The master, eleven crew members and five gunners were lost. The U-boat surfaced to question the survivors before leaving the area. 26 crew members and two gunners were picked up by the Swedish motor merchant Gullmaren and landed at Natal, Brazil. | ||
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