Pearlmoor
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Richard Cox
| Name | Pearlmoor | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,581 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - J. Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields | ||
| Owner | Walter Runciman & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Jul 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-62 (Hans-Bernhard Michalowski) | ||
| Position | 55° 23'N, 9° 18'W - Grid AM 5534 | ||
| Complement | 39 (13 dead and 26 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-38 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Pepel - Freetown (1 Jul) - Methil - Immingham | ||
| Cargo | 7860 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | Completed in April 1923 | ||
| Notes on event | At 18.28 hours on 19 July 1940 the Pearlmoor (Master James Basil Rodgers), a straggler from convoy SL-38, was hit by one torpedo from U-62, broke in two and sank 62 miles west of Malin Head. 13 crew members were lost. The master and 25 crew members landed at Gola Island, Co. Donegal. | ||
| On board | We have details of 14 people who were on board. | ||
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