Cairnmona
British Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Cairnmona | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,666 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Sunderland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Cairns, Noble & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Oct 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-13 (Karl Daublebsky von Eichhain) | ||
| Position | 57° 38'N, 1° 45'W - Grid AN 1863 | ||
| Complement | 45 (3 dead and 42 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-5 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Montreal - Halifax (17 Oct) - Newcastle - Leith | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including wool, copper and grain | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 22.50 hours on 30 Oct 1939 the Cairnmona (Master Fred Wilkinson Fairley), dispersed from convoy HX-5, was torpedoed and sunk by U-13 three miles east-northeast of Rattray Head. Three crew members were lost. The master and 41 crew members were picked up by the British drifter HMS River Lossie (4.246) (Skipper J.C. Spence, RNR). | ||
| On board | We have details of 4 people who were on board. | ||
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