Sea Sweeper
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| Name | Sea Sweeper | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 329 tons | ||
| Completed | 1915 - Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley | ||
| Owner | Dinas Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood | ||
| Homeport | Fleetwood | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Nov, 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-33 (Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky) | ||
| Position | Grid AM 5296 - See estimated map location (55.20N08.45W) * | ||
| Complement | 12 (0 dead and 12 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Fleetwood - Fishing grounds | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in December 1915 for Humber Steam Trawling Co Ltd (Hobbs), Hull. Later sold to Dinas Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood (FD 171). | ||
| Notes on loss | On 20 Nov, 1939, U-33 sank three trawlers with about five rounds from the deck gun each near Tory Island: At 10.30 hours the Thomas Hankins 14 miles northwest of Tory, at 16.00 hours the Delphine 18 miles north-northeast of Tory and at 17.05 hours the Sea Sweeper 25 miles west-northwest of Tory. The crew of Sea Sweeper (Master A. Tomlinson) was rescued by the British steam trawler Lois. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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