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She was a 4,831 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 30 May 1940 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-101 at position 48° 59’ N, 05° 17’ W.
She was a 2,473 grt steam cargo ship that sank on 25 December 1939 after hitting a mine laid by German submarine U-33 at position 51° 20’ N, 03° 39’ W.
She was a 1,751 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 14 March 1941 by aircraft bombing at a position 12 miles from Bar Light Vessel Mersey on a bearing of 288°.
She was a 5,103 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 20 January 1941 by gunfire from German raider Admiral Scheer at position 09° 27’ S, 03° 00’ W.
She was a 994 grt steam cargo ship that sank on 27 February 1941 at a position 10 miles West-South-West of Selsey Bill of cause unknown.
There were no survivors
She was a 5,293 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 10 November 1942 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-128 at position 13° 12’ N, 27° 27’ W.
She was a 7,939 grt steam refrigerated cargo ship that was sunk on 17 May 1941 by aircraft bombing at position 56° 44’ N, 13° 45’ W.
She was a 6,626 grt motor cargo ship that was sunk on 27 October 1942 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-509 at position 29° 13’ N, 20° 53’ W. There were a lot of passengers on board when she was attacked and eventually 202 survivors were picked up by HMS Woodruff.
She was a 25,550 grt motor Passenger/ refrigerated cargo ship that survived the war. According to the CWGC database, the Date of Death of Mr Shave, who was Boatswain's Mate, was 10 October 1943. Information on how he lost his life can be found on the Errors and Omissions page under 'Errors'.
She was a 1,637 grt steam Passenger/ cargo ship that was sunk on 23 February 1943 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-604
at position 47° 22’ N, 34° 10’ W.
There were no survivors
