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She was a 1,149 grt steam cargo ship that sank on 24 April 1940 after hitting a mine at position 51° 31’ N, 01° 16’ E.
She was a 4,803 grt steam cargo ship that was damaged on 13 October 1939 by gunfire from German submarine U-42 at position 48° 40’ N, 15° 30’ W. The ship returned accurate fire causing the submarine to dive leaving their gun crew on deck. Stonepool summoned help by radio as the submarine surfaced to rescue the gun crew. U-42 was sunk shortly after by HMS Ilex and HMS Imogen. She was sunk on 11 September 1941 by torpedoes which are believed to have been fired by U-207 which was sunk by convoy escorts so there is no written report of this.
She was a 6,131 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 13 September 1942 by German submarine U-594 at position 48° 18’ N, 39° 43’ W.
She was a 2,134 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 2 November 1943 by a torpedo fired by an E-boat near C1 Buoy Hastings.
She was a 785 grt motor cargo ship that was sunk on 23 August 1941 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-201 at position 40° 43’ N, 11° 39’ W.
She was a 4,252 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 13 October 1942 by a torpodo fired by German submarine U-706
at position 54° 25’ N, 27° 42’ W.
There were no survivors
She was a 4,703 grt steam cargo ship that was sunk on 1 October 1943 by Japanese submarine I-10 at position 11° 43’ N, 48° 07’ E.
She was a 573 grt steam cargo ship that capsized on 3 January 1945 3 miles North of The Longships lighthouse.
She was a 4,753 grt steam tanker that was sunk on 26 September 1940 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-137 at position 54° 50’ N, 10° 40’ W.
She was a 22,548 grt steam Passenger/ refrigerated cargo ship that survived the war. According to the CWGC database, the Date of Death of Mr Wilson, who was Chief Engineer Officer, was 10 January 1942. Information on how he lost his life can be found on the Errors and Omissions page under 'Errors'.
