Stancliffe
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Stancliffe | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,511 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | J.A. Billmeir & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 12 Apr 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-37 (Werner Hartmann) | ||
| Position | 61° 39'N, 0° 07'W - Grid AF 7834 | ||
| Complement | 38 (22 dead and 16 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Narvik - Middlesbrough - Immingham | ||
| Cargo | 7200 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | Completed in June 1936 as Dornoch for Dornoch Shipping Co Ltd (Lambert Bros Ltd), Glasgow. 1937 renamed Huncliffe for Primrose Hill SS Co Ltd (Lambert Bros Ltd), London. 1939 renamed Stancliffe for J.A. Billmeir & Co Ltd, London. | ||
| Notes on event | At 09.42 hours on 12 April 1940 the unescorted Stancliffe (Master Henry Herbert Sudbury) was hit on the starboard side just ahead of the bridge by one G7e torpedo from U-37 about 50 miles north-northeast of Muckle Flugga, Shetlands. The ship sank within 8 minutes after the foreship had broke off. The master and 21 crew members were lost. The U-boat went alongside of a lifeboat and took a man aboard for questioning. He was allowed to return to the boat with cigarettes and a bottle of rum. The 16 crew members in the lifeboat made landfall at Haroldswick, Unst Island, Shetlands. | ||
| On board | We have details of 24 people who were on board. | ||
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