Tregenna
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales
| Name | Tregenna | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,242 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - W. Gray & Co (1918) Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | The Hain Steamship Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | St. Ives | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Sep 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-65 (Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen) | ||
| Position | 58° 22'N, 15° 42'W - Grid AM 1574 | ||
| Complement | 37 (33 dead and 4 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-71 | ||
| Route | Philadelphia - Halifax (5 Sep) - Newport, Mon. | ||
| Cargo | 8000 tons of steel | ||
| History | Laid down as War Bulldog for The Shipping Controller, completed in July 1919 as Tregenna for The Hain Steamship Co Ltd, London. | ||
| Notes on event | At 16.26 hours on 17 September 1940 the Tregenna (Master William Thomas Care) in convoy HX-71 was hit by one torpedo from U-65 and sank immediately 78 miles northwest of Rockall. The master, 31 crew members and one gunner were lost. Four crew members were picked up by Filleigh and landed at Avonmouth. | ||
| On board | We have details of 33 people who were on board. | ||
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