Llanarth
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| Name | Llanarth | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.053 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - Bartram & Sons Ltd, South Dock, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Evan Thomas Radcliffe & Co, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Jun, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-30 (Fritz-Julius Lemp) | ||
| Position | 47.30N, 10.30W - Grid BF 4192 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 35 (0 dead and 35 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Melbourne - Leith - Aberdeen | ||
| Cargo | 7980 tons of flour | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.02 hours on 28 Jun, 1940, the unescorted Llanarth (Master John James Perry) was torpedoed by U-30 about 220 miles west by south of Ushant and sank after two hours and 30 minutes in 47°39N/10°17W. The master and 15 crew members were picked up by HMS Gladiolus (K 34) (LtCdr Harry M.C. Sanders RNR) and landed at Plymouth. The chief officer and 18 crew members were rescued by a Spanish trawler and landed at San Sebastian. | ||
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