Manx
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| Name | Manx | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.343 tons | ||
| Completed | 1916 - C. van der Giessen & Zonen´s Scheepswerven NV, Krimpen | ||
| Owner | T. Wilhelms, Fredrikstad | ||
| Homeport | Fredrikstad | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Jan, 1940 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-19 (Joachim Schepke) | ||
| Position | 58.30N, 01.33W - Grid AN 1692 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 19 (13 dead and 6 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | West Hartlepool - Drammen | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Completed as Norwegian Anders in October 1916 for N. Røgenæs, Haugesund, but the ship was requisitioned by The Shipping Controller, London and was returned to owner in 1919. 1936 sold to T. Wilhelms, Fredrikstad and renamed Manx in 1937. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.21 hours on 9 Jan, 1940, the Manx was hit by one torpedo from U-19 off Kinnaird Head and sank within two minutes. Eight survivors managed to grab hold of an upturned lifeboat, but were scantily clad and in the stormy weather four of them gave up. After 8 hours the remaining four survivors were picked up by the Norwegian steam merchant Leka along with two men rescued from a raft. | ||
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