Balmoralwood
British Steam merchant
Name | Balmoralwood | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 5,834 tons | ||
Completed | 1937 - R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne | ||
Owner | Constantine Shipping Co Ltd, Middlesbrough | ||
Homeport | Middlesbrough | ||
Date of attack | 14 Jun 1940 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-47 (Günther Prien) | ||
Position | 50° 19'N, 10° 28'W - Grid BF 1158 | ||
Complement | 41 (0 dead and 41 survivors). | ||
Convoy | HX-47 (straggler) | ||
Route | Sorel, Quebec - Halifax - Falmouth | ||
Cargo | 8730 tons of wheat and four aircraft as deck cargo | ||
History | Completed in February 1937 | ||
Notes on event | At 19.44 hours on 14 Jun 1940 the Balmoralwood (Master Frank H. Chilton), a straggler from convoy HX-47, was hit amidships by one stern torpedo from U-47 and sank after two hours about 70 miles south-southwest of Cape Clear. The master, 39 crew members and one gunner were picked up by Germanic and landed at Liverpool. | ||
On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. |
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