Lackenby
British Steam merchant
Name | Lackenby | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 5,112 tons | ||
Completed | 1928 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
Owner | Sir R. Ropner & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
Homeport | West Hartlepool | ||
Date of attack | 25 Jan 1943 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-624 (Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen) | ||
Position | 55° 00'N, 37° 50'W - Grid AK 4557 | ||
Complement | 46 (46 dead - no survivors) | ||
Convoy | SC-117 (straggler) | ||
Route | Tampa, Florida - New York - Loch Ewe - London | ||
Cargo | 8000 tons of phosphate | ||
History | Completed in July 1928 | ||
Notes on event | On 25 Jan 1943 the Lackenby (Master William Arthur Allon, MBE), a straggler from convoy SC-117, was hit by two torpedoes from U-624 and sank south of Cape Farewell. The master, 38 crew members and seven gunners were lost. | ||
On board | We have details of 46 people who were on board. |
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