Kelso
British Steam merchant
Name | Kelso | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 3,956 tons | ||
Completed | 1924 - Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole | ||
Owner | EllermanĀ“s Wilson Line Ltd, Hull | ||
Homeport | Hull | ||
Date of attack | 8 Aug 1942 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-176 (Reiner Dierksen) | ||
Position | 56° 30'N, 32° 14'W - Grid AK 0247 | ||
Complement | 44 (3 dead and 41 survivors). | ||
Convoy | SC-94 | ||
Route | New York - Sydney (31 Jul) - Liverpool | ||
Cargo | 4618 tons of general cargo, including 2000 tons of ammunition | ||
History | Completed in October 1924 | ||
Notes on event | At 15.18 hours on 8 Aug 1942, U-176 fired two spreads each of two torpedoes at convoy SC-94 southeast of Cape Farewell and heard two hits after 1 minute 20 seconds and one hit each after 1 minute 34 seconds and 2 minutes 11 seconds, then sinking noises were heard. The victims were Trehata in station #51, Kelso in station #52 and the Mount Kassion in station #53. Three crew members from the Kelso (Master Alfred Hinchcliff) were lost. The master, 34 crew members and six gunners were picked up by HMCS Battleford (K 165) (T/Lt R.J. Roberts, RCNVR) and landed at Gourock. | ||
On board | We have details of 5 people who were on board. |
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