Henri Mory
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| Name | Henri Mory | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.564 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Ateliers & Chantiers de Bretagne, Nantes | ||
| Owner | H. Gonneville Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Swansea | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Apr, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-110 (Fritz-Julius Lemp) | ||
| Position | Grid AL 65 - See estimated map location (54.21N19.30W) * | ||
| Complement | 32 (28 dead and 4 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Pepel - Freetown - Bermuda - Barrow | ||
| Cargo | 3150 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | Built as Les Hurlus, 1920 renamed Thorium, 1926 renamed Martine, 1935 renamed French Henri Mory for Soc. Française d´Armement Union Industrielle et Maritime, Rouen. In July 1940, the Henri Mory was seized at Swansea by Britain and transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.30 hours on 27 Apr, 1941, the Henri Mory (Master Joseph Havard) was hit by one torpedo from U-110 and sank about 330 miles west-northwest of Blaskets Islands, Ireland. The ship had been dispersed from convoy SL-68 on 21 March, went to Bermuda and then continued unescorted. 26 crew members and two gunners were lost. The master and two crew members were picked up by HMS Hurricane (H 06) (LtCdr H.C. Simms, RN) and landed at Gourock on 1 May. One crew member was rescued after 8 days by the British merchant Lycaon. | ||
* 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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