Mansepool
British Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Mansepool | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,894 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Sir R. Ropner & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Homeport | West Hartlepool | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Feb 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-97 (Udo Heilmann) | ||
| Position | 61° 01'N, 12° 00'W - Grid AE 8985 | ||
| Complement | 41 (2 dead and 39 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-289 | ||
| Route | Cardiff - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.12 hours on 24 Feb 1941, U-97 fired two torpedoes at convoy OB-289 southwest of the Faröe Islands and reported one ship sunk, but in fact the Mansepool and Jonathan Holt were hit and sunk. Two crew members from Mansepool (Master Harry Raymond Clark) were lost. The master 19 crew members and two gunners were picked up by the British merchant Thomas Holt, later transferred to HMS Petunia (K 79) (LtCdr G.V. Legassisk), which had earlier rescued 17 other crew members from the same vessel and brought them all to Stornoway. | ||
| On board | We have details of 4 people who were on board. | ||
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