Beaverburn
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales
| Name | Beaverburn | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 9,874 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - William Denny & Brothers Ltd, Dumbarton | ||
| Owner | Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd, Montreal | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Feb 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-41 (Gustav-Adolf Mugler) | ||
| Position | 49° 20'N, 10° 07'W - Grid BF 1733 | ||
| Complement | 77 (1 dead and 76 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OA-84 | ||
| Route | London - St. John, New Brunswick | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Completed in December 1927 | ||
| Notes on event | At 13.10 hours on 5 Feb 1940 the Beaverburn (Master Thomas Jones) in convoy OA-84 was torpedoed and sunk by U-41 about 150 miles south of Berehaven, Co. Cork. One crew member was lost. The master and 75 crew members were picked up by the Narragansett and landed at Falmouth. U-41 was sunk during her second attack on convoy OA-84 by HMS Antelope (H 36) (LtCdr R.T. White, RN). | ||
| On board | We have details of 2 people who were on board. | ||
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