Hazelside
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Hazelside | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.646 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Short Bros Ltd, Pallion, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Charlton, McAllum & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Sep, 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-31 (Johannes Habekost) | ||
| Position | 51.17N, 09.22W - Grid AM 8858 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 34 (12 dead and 22 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Tacoma, Washington - Garston - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | Timber, pulp and wheat | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 12.50 hours on 24 Sep, 1939, the unescorted Hazelside (Master Charles Henry Davis) was torpedoed by U-31 southeast of Fastnet. The ship then tried to get away at full speed, but the U-boat stopped the ship with gunfire and sunk her later with a coup de grāce. The master and 11 crew members were lost. 22 crew members landed at Schull near Baltimore, Co. Cork. | ||
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