Willowpool
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Willowpool | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,815 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - Ropner Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | Sir R. Ropner & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Homeport | West Hartlepool | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Dec 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-20 (Karl-Heinz Moehle) | ||
| Position | 52° 53'N, 1° 51'E - Grid AN 7633 | ||
| Complement | 36 (0 dead and 36 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HG-9 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Bona - Middlesbrough | ||
| Cargo | 7850 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | Completed in May 1925 | ||
| Notes on event | At 16.00 hours on 10 Dec 1939 the Willowpool (Master Norman Joseph Oliver), dispersed from convoy HG-9, struck a mine, laid on 21 November by U-20 3 miles east from Newarp Lightship and sank in 52°52´48N/01°51´12E. The master and 35 crew members were picked up by the Gorleston lifeboat. | ||
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