Rushpool
British Steam merchant
Name | Rushpool | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 5,125 tons | ||
Completed | 1928 - Cowpen Dry Docks & Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Blyth | ||
Owner | Sir R. Ropner & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
Homeport | West Hartlepool | ||
Date of attack | 30 Jan 1941 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-94 (Herbert Kuppisch) | ||
Position | 56° 00'N, 15° 42'W - Grid AM 2948 | ||
Complement | 40 (0 dead and 40 survivors). | ||
Convoy | SC-19 (straggler) | ||
Route | St. John, New Brunswick - Halifax - Belfast | ||
Cargo | 7714 tons of grain | ||
History | Completed in September 1928 | ||
Notes on event | At 02.47 hours on 30 Jan 1941 the unescorted Rushpool (Master William George Stewart Hewison), a straggler from convoy SC-19, was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-94 southeast of Rockall. The ship had been spotted at 00.40 hours and missed with a spread of two torpedoes at 02.09 hours. She sank by the bow 35 minutes after being hit by a coup de grĂ¢ce at 03.10 hours. The master and 39 crew members were picked up by HMS Antelope (H 36) (LtCdr R.T. White, DSO and Bar, RN) and landed at Greenock. | ||
On board | We have details of 3 people who were on board. |
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