Akenside
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Akenside | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,694 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Connell & Grace Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Sep 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-7 (Werner Heidel) | ||
| Position | 60° 07'N, 4° 37'E - Grid AN 2473 | ||
| Complement | 26 (0 dead and 26 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Blyth - Bergen | ||
| Cargo | 2000 tons of coal | ||
| History | Completed in July 1917 as Burnhope for Burnett SS Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1928 renamed Akenside for Connell & Grace Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | ||
| Notes on event | At 14.30 hours on 22 Sep 1939 the unescorted Akenside (Master John Thomas Nelson) was stopped by U-7 with machine-gun fire 15 miles west by north of Marsten Island. The crew immediately abandoned ship in lifeboats after a distress signal was sent. The U-boat then sank the vessel with a torpedo. The master and 25 crew members were picked up by the Norwegian torpedo boat Storm and the Marsten Pilot Boat and landed at Bergen. | ||
| On board | We have details of 2 people who were on board. | ||
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