Monmouth Coast
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Paul Johnson Collection
| Name | Monmouth Coast | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 878 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - Ayrshire Dockyard Co Ltd, Irvine | ||
| Owner | Coast Lines Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Apr 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-1305 (Helmuth Christiansen) | ||
| Position | 55° 21'N, 8° 05'W - Grid AM 5616 | ||
| Complement | 17 (16 dead and 1 survivor). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Sligo, Ireland - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 841 tons of barytes (sulphate) | ||
| History | Completed in March 1924 as Grania for M. Murphy Ltd (Sir Alfred H. Read), Dublin. 1933 renamed Monmouth Coast for Coast Lines Ltd, Liverpool. | ||
| Notes on event | At 14.14 hours on 24 April 1945 the unescorted Monmouth Coast (Master Albert Henry Standen) was torpedoed and sunk by U-1305 about 7 miles northeast of Tory Island. The master, 13 crew members and two gunners were lost. The sole survivor, messroom boy Derek Cragg, was rescued by a Irish fishing boat and landed at Arranmore Island on 26 April. | ||
| On board | We have details of 17 people who were on board. | ||
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