Holystone
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Holystone | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.462 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - Short Bros Ltd, Pallion, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Common Brothers Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Feb, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-101 (Ernst Mengersen) | ||
| Position | Grid AL 6842 - See estimated map location (53N18W) * | ||
| Complement | 40 (40 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OB-284 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Hull - Oban - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.57 hours on 14 Feb, 1941, the Holystone (Master John Stewart Bain), a straggler from convoy OB-284, was torpedoed and sunk by U-101 west of Ireland. The master, 35 crew members, two gunners and two passengers were lost. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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