Palmella
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Palmella | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,578 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Ramage & Ferguson Ltd, Leith | ||
| Owner | Ellerman & Papayanni Lines Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 1 Dec 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-37 (Asmus Nicolai Clausen) | ||
| Position | 40.30N, 13.30W - Grid CG 18 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 29 (1 dead and 28 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | London - Oporto | ||
| Cargo | General cargo and 1000 bags of prisoner mail | ||
| History | Completed in May 1920 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.22 hours on 1 Dec, 1940, the unescorted Palmella (Master Joseph Every) was hit by one torpedo from U-37, broke in two and sank southwest of Oporto. One crew member was lost. The master, 26 crew members and one gunner were picked up by the Spanish trawler Navemar and landed at Lisbon. | ||
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