Mildred Pauline
Canadian Sailing ship
Name | Mildred Pauline | ||
Type: | Sailing ship | ||
Tonnage | 300 tons | ||
Completed | 1919 - Placentia, Newfoundland | ||
Owner | R.W. Sainthill & Co, North Sydney NS | ||
Homeport | Sydney | ||
Date of attack | 8 May 1942 | Nationality: Canadian | |
Fate | Sunk by U-136 (Heinrich Zimmermann) | ||
Position | 39° 45'N, 55° 26'W - Grid CC 4254 | ||
Complement | 7 (7 dead - no survivors) | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Barbados (23 Apr) - St. John’s, Newfoundland | ||
Cargo | |||
History | Built as Herbert Fearn, later renamed Jean F. McCrea and finally Mildred Pauline. | ||
Notes on event | At 01.33 hours on 8 May 1942 the unescorted and unarmed Mildred Pauline (Master Abram George Thornhill) was shelled and sunk by U-136 with 102 rounds from the deck gun about 425 miles southeast of Nova Scotia. The vessel had been missed by a torpedo at 00.20 hours. | ||
On board | We have details of 7 people who were on board. |
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