Comrade
British Sailing ship
Name | Comrade | ||
Type: | Sailing ship | ||
Tonnage | 69 tons | ||
Completed | 1893 - Lunenburg NS | ||
Owner | Manoel P. Comancho, Georgetown | ||
Homeport | Bridgetown | ||
Date of attack | 18 Jul 1942 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-575 (Günther Heydemann) | ||
Position | 11° 20'N, 58° 50'W - Grid EE 75 | ||
Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Barbados - British Guiana | ||
Cargo | 70 tons of general cargo | ||
History | | ||
Notes on event | On 18 July 1942, U-575 sank the two schooners Glacier and Comrade with gunfire. |
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