Norfolk Coast
British Motor merchant
| Name | Norfolk Coast | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 646 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Ardrossan | ||
| Owner | Coast Lines Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Feb 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-1302 (Wolfgang Herwartz) | ||
| Position | 51° 58'N, 5° 25'W - Grid AM 9811 | ||
| Complement | 13 (7 dead and 6 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Cardiff - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Completed in November 1937 | ||
| Notes on event | On 28 Feb 1945 the Norfolk Coast (Master Thomas Humphreys) was torpedoed and sunk by U-1302 southwest of Strumble Head. Six crew members and one gunner were lost. The master, four crew members and one gunner were picked up by HMCS Moosejaw (K 164) (T/Lt A. Harvey, RCNR) and landed at Fishguard. | ||
| On board | We have details of 8 people who were on board. | ||
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