F.J. Wolfe
British Motor tanker
| Name | F.J. Wolfe | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 12,190 tons | ||
| Completed | 1932 - Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack | ||
| Owner | Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Sep 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-96 (Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel) | ||
| Position | 51° 30'N, 28° 25'W - Grid AK 9929 | ||
| Complement | 56 (0 dead and 56 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-127 | ||
| Route | Greenock - New York - Trinidad | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | In 1940 the F.J. Wolfe of the Panama Transport Co, Panama was sold to Britain. | ||
| Notes on event | Between 16.31 and 16.33 hours on 10 Sep 1942, U-96 fired four torpedoes at four ships in convoy ON-127 and hit three ships: Elisabeth van Belgie and Sveve sank and F.J. Wolfe was damaged, but was able to continue with convoy. On 16 September, the F.J. Wolfe was further damaged in a collision with the British steam merchant Empire Soldier (the former German Konsul Hendrik Fisser captured by Britain on 22 Nov 1939) from the same convoy in 47°35N/51°44W. The other ship sank after the collision, while the tanker arrived at St.Johns the same day. | ||
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