Robin Goodfellow
American Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Joseph Hinton
| Name | Robin Goodfellow | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,885 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Skinner & Eddy Corp, Seattle WA | ||
| Owner | Seas Shipping Co Inc, New York | ||
| Homeport | New York | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Jul 1944 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-862 (Heinrich Timm) | ||
| Position | 20° 03'S, 14° 21'W - Grid FT 8461 | ||
| Complement | 69 (69 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Capetown (16 Jul) - Bahia, Brazil - New York | ||
| Cargo | 8602 tons of chrome ore | ||
| History | Completed in February 1920. On 14 October 1931 the Robin Goodfellow ran aground due to a navigational error in the Delaware River and remained beached south of New Castle for nearly two months. | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.12 hours on 25 July 1944 the unescorted Robin Goodfellow (Master Bjarne Bjornsgaard) was torpedoed and sunk by U-862 in the South Atlantic. The British motor merchant Priam received a distress signal, but none of the eight officers, 33 crewmen and 28 armed guards (the ship was armed with one 4in, one 3in and five 20mm guns) survived. | ||
| On board | We have details of 69 people who were on board. | ||
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