Ulva
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Ulva | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,401 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - Mackay Brothers Ltd, Alloa | ||
| Owner | Blane & Evans, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Sep 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-60 (Adalbert Schnee) | ||
| Position | 55° 45'N, 11° 45'W - Grid AM 5154 | ||
| Complement | 20 (3 dead and 17 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Newport - Gibraltar | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Completed in December 1912 as British Carronpark for Denholm Line Steamers Ltd, Greenock. 1920 renamed Poznan for Anglo-Polish Steamship Line Ltd (L. Walford), Greenock. 1923 renamed Ulva for Scandinavian Shipping Co Ltd (Glen & Co), Glasgow. 1928 sold to Ulva Shipping Co Ltd, Halifax and registered in Canada. On 7 Dec 1929, the Ulva sank in the ice at Port Colborne, Ontario, but was raised, refitted and returned to service in 1930. 1939 sold to Blane & Evans, Cardiff. | ||
| Notes on event | At 03.26 hours on 3 Sep 1940 the unescorted Ulva (Master Henry Barnfather) was hit amidships by one G7e torpedo from U-60 and sank slowly about 180 miles west-northwest of Inishtrahull. The Germans observed a heavy detonation that sent debris into the air, some of it falling close to the U-boat. Three crew members were lost. The master and 16 crew members landed at Castlebay, Isle of Barra, Hebrides. | ||
| On board | We have details of 4 people who were on board. | ||
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