HMS Northern Rover (4.58)
Photo courtesy of Trevor Hallifax
| Name | HMS Northern Rover (4.58) | ||
| Type: | A/S trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 655 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Schichau Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Grimsby | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Oct, 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-59 (Harald Jürst) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 1313 - See estimated map location (59.22N03.40W) * | ||
| Complement | 27 (27 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Kirkwall - patrol area - Kirkwall | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in October 1936 as fishing trawler Northern Rover (LO 164) for Mac Line Ltd (Lever), London. 1937 sold to Northern Trawlers Ltd (H. Markham Cook), Grimsby. In August 1939, requisitioned by the Royal Navy and used as armed boarding vessel, based in Kirkwall for Contraband Duties. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.35 hours on 30 Oct, 1939, HMS Northern Rover (4.58) (Lt Martin H. Macpherson, RN) was hit by one torpedo from U-59 and sank with all hands off Kirkwall, Orkneys. | ||
* 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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