Kingswood
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Kingswood | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,080 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - Northumberland Shipbuilding Co (1927) Ltd, Howden-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Joseph Constantine SS Line Ltd, Middlesbrough | ||
| Homeport | Middlesbrough | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Dec 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-515 (Werner Henke) | ||
| Position | 5° 57'N, 1° 43'E - Grid EV 6711 | ||
| Complement | 48 (0 dead and 48 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Forcados - Lagos (12 Dec) - Takoradi - UK | ||
| Cargo | 7400 tons of cotton and groundnuts | ||
| History | Completed in May 1929 | ||
| Notes on event | At 20.20 hours on 17 Dec 1943 the unescorted Kingswood (Master Frederick H. Parmee) was hit by one of two torpedoes fired by U-515 southwest of Kotonu, Dahomey in the Bight of Benin. The ship was sunk by a coup de grâce at 20.28 hours. The master, 40 crew members and seven gunners landed 10 miles west of Dahomey on 19 December. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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