Dunaff Head
British Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Dunaff Head | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,258 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Workman, Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast | ||
| Owner | Ulster SS Co Ltd (G. Heyn & Sons Ltd), Belfast | ||
| Homeport | Belfast | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Mar 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by UA (Hans Eckermann) | ||
| Position | 60° 33'N, 18° 50'W - Grid AL 3113 | ||
| Complement | 44 (5 dead and 39 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-293 | ||
| Route | Glasgow - St. John, New Brunswick | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in March 1918 | ||
| Notes on event | At 01.19 hours on 8 March 1941 the Dunaff Head (Master R. Dicks) in convoy OB-293 was hit by one of two torpedoes from UA and sank south of Iceland. Five crew members were lost. The master, 34 crew members and four gunners were picked up by HMS Verity (D 63) (Cdr R.H. Mills, RN) and landed at Loch Ewe. | ||
| On board | We have details of 8 people who were on board. | ||
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