Trevisa
Canadian Steam merchant
| Name | Trevisa | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,813 tons | ||
| Completed | 1915 - North of Ireland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Londonderry | ||
| Owner | Canadian Lake Carriers Ltd, Montreal | ||
| Homeport | Montreal | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Oct 1940 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-124 (Georg-Wilhelm Schulz) | ||
| Position | 57° 28'N, 20° 30'W - Grid AL 2873 | ||
| Complement | 21 (7 dead and 14 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-7 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Parrsboro, Nova Scotia - Sydney (5 Oct) - Aberdeen | ||
| Cargo | 460 standards of lumber | ||
| History | Completed in June 1915 | ||
| Notes on event | At 03.50 hours on 16 Oct 1940 the Trevisa (Master Robert C. Stonehouse), a straggler from convoy SC-7, was hit aft by one torpedo from U-124 and sank by the stern 218 miles west of Rockall. The ship had been spotted at 16.00 hours the day before and missed with a torpedo at 18.29 hours. Seven crew members were lost. The master and 13 crew members were picked up by HMS Bluebell (K 80) (LtCdr R.E. Sherwood, RNR) and landed at Gourock. | ||
| On board | We have details of 8 people who were on board. | ||
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