Winterswijk
Dutch Steam merchant
Winterswijk in 1914
| Name | Winterswijk | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,205 tons | ||
| Completed | 1914 - NV Scheepswerf Voorheen Jan Smit Czn, Alblasserdam | ||
| Owner | Erhardt & Dekkers, Rotterdam | ||
| Homeport | Rotterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Sep 1941 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-432 (Heinz-Otto Schultze) | ||
| Position | 61° 38'N, 40° 40'W - Grid AD 6526 | ||
| Complement | 33 (20 dead and 13 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-42 | ||
| Route | Tampa, Florida - Sydney - Methil | ||
| Cargo | 4278 tons of phosphates | ||
| History | Completed in July 1914 | ||
| Notes on event | Between 07.07 and 07.09 hours on 10 Sep 1941, U-432 fired three bow torpedoes and one stern torpedo at ships in convoy SC-42 and observed one ship sinking in two minutes and a hit on another ship. The ships hit were Winterswijk and Stargard. The survivors from Winterswijk (Master J. de Groot) in station #25 were picked up by a corvette and landed at Gourock. | ||
| On board | We have details of 33 people who were on board. | ||
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