Kayeson
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| Name | Kayeson | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.606 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn | ||
| Owner | Kaye, Son & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Oct, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-32 (Hans Jenisch) | ||
| Position | 51.12N, 24.22W - Grid AL 7884 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 38 (38 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Liverpool - Montevideo | ||
| Cargo | 2802 tons of general cargo and 3901 tons of coal | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 18.25 hours on 2 Oct, 1940, the unescorted Kayeson (Master William Ayres) was torpedoed and sunk by U-32 west of Ireland. The master and 37 crew members were lost. | ||
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