Mabriton
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Mabriton | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,694 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | R. Chapman & Son, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Sep 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-32 (Hans Jenisch) | ||
| Position | 56.12N, 23W - Grid AL 0158 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 37 (12 dead and 25 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-216 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Tyne - Father Point, New Brunswick | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.25 hours on 25 Sep, 1940, the Mabriton (Master Reginald Patrick), dispersed on 23 September from convoy OB-216, was hit by one torpedo from U-32 in the stern, broke in two and sank west-southwest of Rockall. Twelve crew members were lost. The master, 23 crew members and one gunner were rescued: the master and 17 survivors by the British survey ship HMS Jason (LtCdr R.E. Terry) and seven others on 30 September by the HMS Rochester (L 50) (Cdr G.E. Renwick) and landed at Londonderry. | ||
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