Contractor
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Contractor | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,004 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead | ||
| Owner | T. & J. Harrison, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Aug 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-371 (Waldemar Mehl) | ||
| Position | 37° 15'N, 7° 21'E - Grid CJ 77 | ||
| Complement | 83 (7 dead and 76 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | GTX-5 | ||
| Route | Glasgow - Gibraltar (4 Aug) - Bombay - Trincomalee - Calcutta | ||
| Cargo | 6110 tons of general cargo, including 3500 tons of government stores and mail | ||
| History | Completed in July 1930 | ||
| Notes on event | At 15.42 hours on 7 August 1943 the Contractor (Master Andrew Brims) in convoy GTX-5 was torpedoed and sunk by U-371 about 75 miles southwest of Sardinia. The master and four crew members were lost. 67 crew members and eleven gunners were picked up by HMS BYMS-2011 (J 811) (T/Lt L. Hutchinson, RNR), HMS BYMS-2014 (J 814) (T/Lt E.D.J. Cox, RNR), HMS BYMS-2024 (J 824) (T/Skr A.H.V. Winfield, RNR) and HMS BYMS-2209 (J 1009) (T/Lt P.P. Shorter, RNR) and landed at Malta, where two injured crew members later died of wounds. | ||
| On board | We have details of 7 people who were on board. | ||
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