Chelsea
British Steam merchant
Name | Chelsea | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 4,804 tons | ||
Completed | 1925 - Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Howden-on-Tyne | ||
Owner | William Brown, Atkinson & Co Ltd, Hull | ||
Homeport | Hull | ||
Date of attack | 30 Aug 1940 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-32 (Hans Jenisch) | ||
Position | 58° 48'N, 6° 49'W - Grid AM 3538 | ||
Complement | 35 (24 dead and 11 survivors). | ||
Convoy | HX-66A | ||
Route | Montreal - Halifax (16 Aug) - Methil - London | ||
Cargo | 7600 tons of maize | ||
History | Completed in November 1925 | ||
Notes on event | Between 02.20 and 02.48 hours on 30 Aug 1940, U-32 attacked convoy HX-66A 58 miles west-northwest of Cape Wrath and sank the Mill Hill, Chelsea and Norne and missed a fourth ship. The Chelsea (Master Robert Harrison) was hit by one torpedo amidships and settled by the bow, but remained afloat. The ship foundered later in 59°45N/04°00W. The master, 22 crew members and one gunner were lost. Eleven crew members were picked up by the British armed trawler HMS Lord Cecil and landed at Scrabster, Caithness. | ||
On board | We have details of 24 people who were on board. |
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