More information : 'Vessel foundered and lost without loss of life, when bombed and sunk by German aircraft.' (1)
A British vessel of 2056 tons which was torpedoed by an aircraft on 11-JUN-1941, at 20C Buoy off Hartlepool. (2)
A British vessel of 2056 tons which was sunk by an aircraft abeam 19C Buoy, north of Whitby. She was en route from London to Blyth in ballast and had a crew of 19, with 3 gunners, all of whom were saved. (3)
The cargo ship MOORWOOD was sunk by German aircraft off the Tees. (4)
On 11 June 1941 the MOORWOOD was bombed by the Luftwaffe and sank abeam of the 19C Buoy north of Whitby. She had sailed without a convoy from London in ballast for Blyth and was armed for defence. Her crew of 22, including three DEMS gunners, were rescued by escort vessels. (5)
The story of the WANDLE is told in this publication, including how she went to the assistance of the MOORWOOD in her convoy:
'In bad weather, at 23.40 hrs, south of Hartlepool, the SS MOORWOOD (Captain T Dalziel, OBE) was hit by enemy aircraft from the land side. The crew, all but one man blown overboard, took to the boats. Going to the rescue the WANDLE picked up the man in the water first, the mate going down a ladder over the side and making a line fast to him. Then the crew of the MOORWOOD were taken from the boats under attack by enemy aircraft. When the master of the MOORWOOD reported one poor fellow lost, Captain Mastin [of the WANDLE] was able to inform him that the "poor fellow" was actually in a hot bath, drinking rum.' (6)
Built: 1940 (1)(5)
Builder: S P Austin and Son (1)(5)
Where built: Sunderland (1) Wear Dock, Sunderland (5)
Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine (1)(5)
HP: 205 (1)(5)
Boilers: 2 (1)(5)
Machinery: North East Marine Engineering Company Limited, Sunderland (1)(5)
Construction: 1 deck; 5 bulkheads; cruiser stern; quarter deck 160 feet; forecastle 32 feet (1)
Master: T Dalziel, OBE (6)
Crew: 19 (1)(3)(5)
Crew lost: 0 (5)
Passengers: 3 [gunners] (1)(3)(5)
Owner: W France Fenwick and Company Limited (1)(5)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss
Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles:
LR 1940-1 No 79801(M); SYC p159 |