Grelhead
British Steam merchant
Name | Grelhead | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 4,274 tons | ||
Completed | 1915 - Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
Owner | W.T. Gould & Co Ltd, Cardiff | ||
Homeport | London | ||
Date of attack | 2 Dec 1941 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-562 (Horst Hamm) | ||
Position | 35° 21'N, 3° 26'W - Grid CH 7761 | ||
Complement | 43 (41 dead and 2 survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Melilla, Spanish Morocco - UK | ||
Cargo | 6900 tons of iron ore | ||
History | Completed in September 1915 as Beachy Head for Fargrove Steam Navigation Co Ltd (Farrar, Groves & Co Ltd), London. 1917 renamed Grelhead for Griffiths Lewis Steam Navigation Co Ltd (J.C. Gould & Co), Cardiff. 1920 sold to Gould Steamships & Industrial Ltd, London. 1925 sold to The Derwen Shipping Co Ltd (D.G. Hall & Co), London. 1931 sold to Heanton Shipping Co Ltd (W.T. Gould & Co Ltd), London. 1937 transferred to Cardigan Shipping Co Ltd for the same manager. | ||
Notes on event | At 01.19 hours on 2 Dec 1941 the unescorted Grelhead (Master Charles John Pirie) was torpedoed and sunk by U-562 two miles north of Punta Negri, Morocco. The master, 34 crew members and six gunners were lost. Two crew members were rescued and landed at Tangiers. | ||
On board | We have details of 43 people who were on board. |
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