Ger-y-Bryn
British Steam merchant
Name | Ger-y-Bryn | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 5,108 tons | ||
Completed | 1941 - Burntisland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Burntisland | ||
Owner | Ambrose, Davies & Matthews Ltd, Swansea | ||
Homeport | Swansea | ||
Date of attack | 5 Mar 1943 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-130 (Siegfried Keller) | ||
Position | 43° 50'N, 14° 46'W - Grid BE 9495 | ||
Complement | 47 (0 dead and 47 survivors). | ||
Convoy | XK-2 | ||
Route | Lagos, Nigeria - Gibraltar - Hull | ||
Cargo | 8181 tons of West African produce | ||
History | Completed in May 1941 | ||
Notes on event | At 17.45 hours on 5 March 1943, U-130 attacked convoy XK-2 northwest of Lisbon and sank four ships, the Fidra, Empire Tower, Trefusis and Ger-y-Bryn. The master, the crew of 37 and the nine gunners from the Ger-y-Bryn (Master Theodore John Butler Beard) were rescued by HMS Coreopsis (K 32) (T/Lt B.C. Hamilton, RNR), transferred to HMS Loch Oskaig (FY 175) (Lt G.F.S. Clampitt) and landed at Londonderry. | ||
On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. |
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