Dunsley
British Steam merchant
Name | Dunsley | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 3,862 tons | ||
Completed | 1929 - Robert Thompson & Sons Ltd, Bridge Dockyard, Sunderland | ||
Owner | Headlam & Sons, Whitby | ||
Homeport | Whitby | ||
Date of attack | 2 Dec 1940 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Damaged by U-47 (Günther Prien) | ||
Position | 54° 41'N, 18° 41'W - Grid AL 6548 | ||
Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
Convoy | HX-90 (straggler) | ||
Route | Chatham, New Brunswick - Immingham | ||
Cargo | 1000 tons of steel and timber | ||
History | | ||
Notes on event | At 06.06 hours on 2 Dec 1940 the Dunsley, a straggler from convoy HX-90, was damaged by gunfire by U-47. The U-boat fired eleven rounds of 88mm and scored five hits. The deck cargo caught fire, but was extinguished by the crew after U-47 broke off the attack. The shelling damaged also shell plates, derricks and masts. |
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