Rhineland
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Rhineland | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,381 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - AG Weser, Bremen | ||
| Owner | James Currie & Co Ltd, Leith | ||
| Homeport | Leith | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Sep 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-201 (Adalbert Schnee) | ||
| Position | 47° 00'N, 22° 00'W - Grid BE 4944 | ||
| Complement | 26 (26 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OG-74 | ||
| Route | Clyde - Lisbon - Gibraltar | ||
| Cargo | 912 tons of coal and bags of mail | ||
| History | Completed in December 1922 as Altengamme for Schlüter & Maack, Hamburg. 1926 sold to Britain and renamed Rhineland for James Currie & Co Ltd, Leith. | ||
| Notes on event | At 23.20 and 23.21 hours on 21 Sep 1941, U-201 fired torpedoes at convoy OG-74 about 800 miles north-northeast of the Azores and reported two ships sunk. The ships hit were Lissa and Rhineland. The Rhineland (Master John Thorburn Gilroy) was sunk by a coup de grâce at 23.41 hours. The master, 22 crew members and three gunners were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 26 people who were on board. | ||
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