Essex Lance
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| Name | Essex Lance | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6.625 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Meldrum & Swinson Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Oct, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-426 (Christian Reich) | ||
| Position | 57.53N, 28.00W - Grid AK 3739 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 52 (0 dead and 52 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONS-20 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Swansea - Milford Haven (8 Oct) - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | 4000 tons of anthracite | ||
| History | Completed in October 1918 as War Courage for the Shipping Controller, managed by Lowden, Connell & Co. 1919 renamed Glensanda for Glen Line Ltd, London. 1928 renamed Essex Lance. At 12.00 hours on 16 Sep, 1942, U-165 (Hoffmann) attacked the convoy SQ-36 in 49°03N/67°08W (grid BA 3883), sank the Joannis and damaged the Essex Lance and Pan York. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.48 hours on 15 Oct, 1943, the Essex Lance (Master Arthur Henry Dean), a straggler from convoy ONS-20, was torpedoed and sunk by U-426 southeast of Cape Farewell. Earlier U-842 (Heller) reported that they had sighted the Essex Lance, but were unable to attack the ship. The master, 43 crew members and eight gunners were picked up by the British rescue ship Accrington and landed at Halifax on 26 October. | ||
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