Etrib
Etrib under her former name British Coast. Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Etrib | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,943 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Moss Hutchinson Line Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Jun 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-552 (Erich Topp) | ||
| Position | 43.18N, 17.38W - Grid BE 8839 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 45 (4 dead and 41 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HG-84 | ||
| Route | Cartagena - Gibraltar (9 Jun) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 2272 tons of general cargo, including fruit, wine and cork | ||
| History | Launched as British War Shannon, completed in July 1919 as British Coast for Coast Lines Ltd, Liverpool. 1923 renamed Etrib for J. Moss & Co, Liverpool and 1934 transferred to Moss Hutchinson Line Ltd, Liverpool. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.58 and 00.59 hours on 15 Jun, 1942, U-552 attacked the convoy HG-84 west of Corunna and sank three ships, Etrib, Pelayo and Slemdal. The master, 34 crew members, four gunners and two passengers (DBS) from the Etrib (Master Baldie McMillan) were picked up by HMS Marigold (K 87) (Lt J.A. Halcrew), transferred to the British rescue ship Copeland (Master J. McKellar OBE) and landed at Gourock on 20 June. Two crew members and two gunners were lost. | ||
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