Brandon
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Brandon | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,668 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, North Sands, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Christian Salvesen & Co, Edinburgh | ||
| Homeport | Edinburgh | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Dec 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Herbert Schultze) | ||
| Position | 50° 28'N, 8° 28'W - Grid BF 1532 | ||
| Complement | ? men (9 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-48 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Cardiff - Port Everglades, Florida | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Holbrook 1923 renamed Bredon 1923 renamed Brandon | ||
| Notes on event | At 11.55 hours on 8 Dec 1939 the Brandon (Master Richard Black Chisholm), a straggler from convoy OB-48, was torpedoed and sunk by U-48 80 miles southwest of Fastnet. Nine crew members were lost. The master and survivors were picked up by the Belgian trawlers Marie Jose Rosette and Tritten and landed at Milford Haven. U-48 misidentified her victim as the Navasota, but this ship had been sunk by U-47 (Prien) three days earlier. | ||
| On board | We have details of 10 people who were on board. | ||
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