West Wales
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| Name | West Wales | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.353 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - W. Dobson & Co, Walker-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Gibbs & Co, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Cardiff | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Jan, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-94 (Herbert Kuppisch) | ||
| Position | 56N, 15.23W - Grid AM 4137 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 37 (16 dead and 21 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-19 (straggler) | ||
| Route | New York - Halifax - Newport | ||
| Cargo | 7147 tons of steel | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.18 hours on 29 Jan, 1941, the West Wales (Master Frederick Charles Nicholls), a straggler from convoy SC-19, was hit amidships by one G7e torpedo from U-94 south-southwest of Rockall. At 06.29 hours, she was hit by a second G7e torpedo and settled by the stern. Immediately afterwards, the U-boat was forced to dive by gunfire from a destroyer and several times unsuccessfully attacked with depth charges. The master, 14 crew members and one gunner were lost. 17 crew members were picked up by HMS Antelope (H 36) (LtCdr R.T. White, DSO) and four crew members by HMS Anthony (H 40) (LtCdr V.C.F. Clark) and landed at Gourock. | ||
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