Dunsley
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Dunsley | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,862 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - Robert Thompson & Sons Ltd, Bridge Dockyard, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Headlam & Sons, Whitby | ||
| Homeport | Whitby | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Dec 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-47 (Günther Prien) | ||
| Position | 54° 41'N, 18° 41'W - Grid AL 6548 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-90 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Chatham, New Brunswick - Immingham | ||
| Cargo | 1000 tons of steel and timber | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 06.06 hours on 2 Dec 1940 the Dunsley, a straggler from convoy HX-90, was damaged by gunfire by U-47. The U-boat fired eleven rounds of 88mm and scored five hits. The deck cargo caught fire, but was extinguished by the crew after U-47 broke off the attack. The shelling damaged also shell plates, derricks and masts. | ||
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