Maas
Dutch Steam merchant
Name | Maas | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 1,966 tons | ||
Completed | 1920 - A. Vuijk & Zonen, Capelle an der Ijssel | ||
Owner | NV Houtvaart (Vinke & Co), Rotterdam | ||
Homeport | Rotterdam | ||
Date of attack | 11 Sep 1940 | Nationality: Dutch | |
Fate | Sunk by U-28 (Günter Kuhnke) | ||
Position | 55° 34'N, 15° 56'W - Grid AL 6369 | ||
Complement | 22 (20 dead and 2 survivors). | ||
Convoy | OA-210 | ||
Route | Sunderland - Rimouski | ||
Cargo | Ballast | ||
History | Completed in July 1920 | ||
Notes on event | Between 03.26 and 03.28 hours on 11 Sep 1940, U-28 fired torpedoes at convoy OA-210 southwest of Rockall and observed hits on two ships and heard a detonation on a third. However, the Maas (Master H. Kuyper) was sunk and the Harpenden severely damaged. | ||
On board | We have details of 22 people who were on board. |
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