Manaar
British Steam merchant
Name | Manaar | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 7,242 tons | ||
Completed | 1917 - C. Connell & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
Owner | T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd, Liverpool | ||
Homeport | Liverpool | ||
Date of attack | 6 Sep 1939 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-38 (Heinrich Liebe) | ||
Position | 38° 28'N, 10° 50'W - Grid CG 5573 | ||
Complement | 70 (7 dead and 63 survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Liverpool - Calcutta - Rangoon | ||
Cargo | General cargo, including agricultural and government stores | ||
History | Completed in August 1917 | ||
Notes on event | At 06.00 hours on 6 Sep 1939 the unescorted Manaar (Master Campbell Shaw) was ordered to stop by U-38 with a shot across her bow about 70 miles southwest of Cape da Roca, but the ship began sending distress signals and fired back with her stern gun as the U-boat opened fire. After five hits on the vessel, killing seven crew members, the survivors abandoned ship in four lifeboats. At 07.20 hours, the U-boat fired a G7a torpedo that detonated prematurely in about 400 metres distance. Ten minutes later, a second coup de grâce was fired that hit the ship underneath the bridge, shortly thereafter followed by a second torpedo at about the same place, both without much effect. The ship then broke in two and sank after being hit by a third coup de grâce at 07.44 hours. The master and 29 crew members were picked up by the Dutch steam merchant Mars and landed at Lisbon on 8 September. 16 crew members were picked up by the Portuguese steam passenger ship Carvalho Araujo and also landed at Lisbon. 17 other crew members were rescued by the Italian steam merchant Castelbianco. | ||
On board | We have details of 11 people who were on board. |
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