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A German account of the sinking of SS Hartington
The information below was taken from www.Uboat.net
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Name |
Hartington |
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Type: |
Steam merchant |
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Tonnage |
5,496 tons |
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Completed |
1932 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool |
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Owner |
J. & C. Harrison Ltd, London |
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Homeport |
London |
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Date of attack |
2 Nov 1942 |
Nationality:
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Fate |
Sunk by U-521 (Klaus Bargsten) |
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Position |
52.30N, 45.30W - Grid AJ 8672 |
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Complement |
48 (24 dead and 24 survivors). |
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Convoy |
SC-107 (straggler) |
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Route |
Halifax (27 Oct) - Belfast |
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Cargo |
8000 tons of wheat and 6 tanks as deck cargo |
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History |
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Notes on loss |
At 04.52 hours on 2 Nov, 1942, U-522 (Schneider) fired four single torpedoes at the convoy SC-107 about 450 miles east of Belle Isle and observed one hit on an ammunition ship and one on a large oil tanker and reported both ships to be sinking, but in fact the detonations occurred between the eighth and ninth columns. The third torpedo hit the Hartington in station #63, which was also hit by a torpedo from U-438 (Franzius) at 06.06 hours. The abandoned vessel was finally sunk by a coup de grāce from U-521 at 08.40 hours. The master, 21 crew members and two gunners from the Hartington (Master Maurice James Edwards) were lost. 17 crew members and seven gunners were rescued by HMS Winchelsea (D 46) and landed at St.Johns. |
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Attack entries for Hartington
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Date |
U-boat |
Commander |
Loss type |
Tons |
Nat. |
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2 Nov 1942 |
U-522 |
Kptlt. Herbert Schneider |
Damaged |
5,496 |
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2 Nov 1942 |
U-438 |
Rudolf Franzius |
Damaged |
5,496 |
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2 Nov 1942 |
U-521 |
Kptlt. Klaus Bargsten |
Sunk |
5,496 |
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British