Coultarn
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Coultarn | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,759 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Lambert Brothers Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Mar 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-69 (Jost Metzler) | ||
| Position | 60° 18'N, 29° 28'W - Grid AK 3151 | ||
| Complement | 42 (3 dead and 39 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-302 | ||
| Route | Hull - Mobile | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 07.34 hours on 30 March 1941 the Coultarn (Master Harold Cecil Lewis Phillips) in convoy OB-302 was torpedoed and sunk by U-69 southwest of Iceland. Three crew members were lost. The master, 34 crew members and four gunners were picked up by the British armed merchant cruiser HMS California (Capt C.J. Pope RAN). | ||
| On board | We have details of 4 people who were on board. | ||
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