Wigmore
British Steam trawler
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| Name | Wigmore | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 345 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley | ||
| Owner | Clan Steam Fishing Co Ltd (E.C. Grant), Grimsby | ||
| Homeport | Grimsby | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Nov 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-22 (Karl-Heinrich Jenisch) | ||
| Position | 57° 59'N, 2° 18'W - Grid AN 1821 | ||
| Complement | 16 (16 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | IFC | ||
| Route | Grimsby (17 Nov) - Fishing grounds | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in September 1928 as Embassy for Grant & Letten, Grimsby. 1933 renamed Wigmore for Clan Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby (GY 469). | ||
| Notes on event | At 23.06 hours on 18 Nov 1939, U-22 fired two G7e torpedoes at the second and third ship in convoy IFC and missed. Four minutes later, the U-boat fired another G7e at the sixth ship and hit. The Wigmore (Skipper Walter Bore) sank within three minutes after being hit about 25 miles northwest of Rattray Head. | ||
| On board | We have details of 16 people who were on board. | ||
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