Sea Glory
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| Name | Sea Glory | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,964 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Dover Navigation Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Dover | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Jul 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | Grid BF 1464 - See estimated map location (49.35N11.15W) * | ||
| Complement | 29 (29 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Fowey, Cornwall (5 Jul) - Philadelphia | ||
| Cargo | China clay | ||
| History | Launched as War Wear, completed in February 1919 as Sea Glory | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.53 hours on 7 Jul, 1940, the Sea Glory (Master Stanley Winston Harvey) was hit by two G7a torpedoes from U-99 and sank by the bow within two minutes south of Fastnet. The master, 27 crew members and one gunner were lost. The ship had been reported missing after leaving Fowey. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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