jim stephenson Wrote:
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> Do you have information on SS Stronsa Firth a 710
> ton steamer with
> a cargo of barley. It was listed as missing Nov
> 28th 1944 off the coast
> of Whiby in Yokshire.
> There were no survivors. I can not find any
> mention on UBoat.net.
> of a sinking by UBoat or mine.
> Do you have records of E Boat activity?
> At the present time the only listing says
> founderd
> No wreckage was ever found.
>
> jim stephenson


My Uncle, Norman Brack, was lost on this ship. There are a number of possibilities and until the wreck is found, no-one will ever knoiw for certain what happened. Nobody reported seeing an explosion at sea in the area where she was lost, although this is not as strong a piece of evidence as it might initioally seem, because the weather was very bad - a series of storms passed over the UK on the 28th and 29th. For what it's worth, my father an uncle 9both marine engineers with extensive experience) had differing views on the likely cause of the loss. My father suspected that the ship had possibly hit a loose mine and sunk immediately. My uncle takesd the view that the cargo of Barley may have shifted, again sinking the ship very quickly.