Lady Glanely
British Motor merchant
Name | Lady Glanely | ||
Type: | Motor merchant | ||
Tonnage | 5,497 tons | ||
Completed | 1938 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
Owner | W.J. Tatem Ltd, Cardiff | ||
Homeport | Cardiff | ||
Date of attack | 2 Dec 1940 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-101 (Ernst Mengersen) | ||
Position | 55° 00'N, 20° 00'W - Grid AL 6571 | ||
Complement | 33 (33 dead - no survivors) | ||
Convoy | HX-90 | ||
Route | Vancouver, BC - Panama - Bermuda - London | ||
Cargo | 2000 tons of wheat and 6125 tons of lumber | ||
History | Completed in April 1938 | ||
Notes on event | At 05.07 hours on 2 Dec 1940 the Lady Glanely (Master Alexander Hughson) in convoy HX-90 was torpedoed and sunk by U-101 about 410 miles west of Bloody Foreland. The master, 32 crew members and one gunner were lost. | ||
On board | We have details of 33 people who were on board. |
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