Tiberton
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Tiberton | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,225 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | R. Chapman & Son, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Feb 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-23 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 58.55N, 01.53W - Grid AN 1634 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 33 (33 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Narvik (14 Feb) - Middlesbrough - Immingham | ||
| Cargo | Iron ore | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.05 hours on 19 Feb, 1940, the unescorted Tiberton (Master Hugh Mason) was hit by one G7e torpedo from U-23, broke in two and sank in 30 seconds east of the Orkney Islands. The master and 32 crew members were lost. | ||
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