Glacier
British Sailing ship

Name | Glacier | ||
Type: | Sailing ship | ||
Tonnage | 75 tons | ||
Completed | 1916 - Smith & Rhuland Shipbuilding Ltd, Lunenburg NS | ||
Owner | Albert E. Graham, Bridgetown, Barbados | ||
Homeport | Bridgetown | ||
Date of attack | 18 Jul 1942 | Nationality: ![]() | |
Fate | Sunk by U-575 (Günther Heydemann) | ||
Position | 10° 50'N, 58° 58'W - Grid EE 78 | ||
Complement | 10 (0 dead and 10 survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Barbados - British Guiana | ||
Cargo | General cargo | ||
History | | ||
Notes on event | On 18 July 1942, U-575 sank the two schooners Glacier and Comrade with gunfire. |
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