Norfolk Coast
British Motor merchant
Name | Norfolk Coast | ||
Type: | Motor merchant | ||
Tonnage | 646 tons | ||
Completed | 1937 - Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Ardrossan | ||
Owner | Coast Lines Ltd, Liverpool | ||
Homeport | Liverpool | ||
Date of attack | 28 Feb 1945 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-1302 (Wolfgang Herwartz) | ||
Position | 51° 58'N, 5° 25'W - Grid AM 9811 | ||
Complement | 13 (7 dead and 6 survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Cardiff - Liverpool | ||
Cargo | General cargo | ||
History | Completed in November 1937 | ||
Notes on event | On 28 Feb 1945 the Norfolk Coast (Master Thomas Humphreys) was torpedoed and sunk by U-1302 southwest of Strumble Head. Six crew members and one gunner were lost. The master, four crew members and one gunner were picked up by HMCS Moosejaw (K 164) (T/Lt A. Harvey, RCNR) and landed at Fishguard. | ||
On board | We have details of 8 people who were on board. |
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