Windsorwood
British Steam merchant
Name | Windsorwood | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 5,395 tons | ||
Completed | 1936 - R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne | ||
Owner | Constantine Shipping Co Ltd, Middlesbrough | ||
Homeport | Middlesbrough | ||
Date of attack | 25 Jun 1940 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-51 (Dietrich Knorr) | ||
Position | 48° 24'N, 15° 05'W - Grid BE 3783 | ||
Complement | 40 (0 dead and 40 survivors). | ||
Convoy | OA-172 | ||
Route | Tyne - Freetown | ||
Cargo | 7100 tons of coal | ||
History | Completed in June 1936 | ||
Notes on event | At 15.43 hours on 25 June 1940 the Windsorwood (Master George Albert Norton) in convoy OA-172 was hit amidships by one stern torpedo from U-51 about 370 miles west-southwest of Lands End. The ship sank within three minutes after being hit by a coup de grĂ¢ce at 16.19 hours. The master and 39 crew members was picked up by Ainderby and landed at Barry. | ||
On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. |
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