Kumsang
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| Name | Kumsang | ||
| Type: | Steam passenger ship | ||
| Tonnage | 5.447 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Indo-China Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Hong Kong | ||
| Homeport | Hong Kong | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Sep, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-125 (Ulrich Folkers) | ||
| Position | 04.07N, 13.40W - Grid ET 9439 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 114 (4 dead and 110 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Colombo - Capetown - Walvis Bay, South West Africa - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | 7000 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Completed in April 1920 as Barrymore for Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, Liverpool. 1925 renamed Kumsang for Indo-China Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Hong Kong. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.20 hours on 30 Sep, 1942, the unescorted Kumsang (Master William J. Lawrence) was hit in the engine room by one stern torpedo from U-125 and sank after 15 minutes about 300 miles south of Freetown. The Germans questioned the survivors in one boat before leaving the area. Four crew members were lost. The master, 101 crew members and eight gunners landed at Cape Mount, Liberia and were brought to Freetown by the British motor launches HMS ML-302 and HMS ML-2771. | ||
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