Glendene
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Glendene | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.412 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Dene Shipping Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Whitby | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Oct, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-125 (Ulrich Folkers) | ||
| Position | 04.29N, 17.41W - Grid ET 7357 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 41 (5 dead and 36 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Buenos Aires (20 Sep) - Freetown - Mersey | ||
| Cargo | 6900 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.25 hours on 8 Oct, 1942, the unescorted Glendene (Master Ernest Fear) was torpedoed and sunk by U-125 southwest of Freetown. The master and four crew members were lost. 30 crew members and six gunners were picked up by the Agapenor, which was herself sunk on 11 October by U-87 (Berger). All survivors from the Glendene were picked up by HMS Petunia (K 79) (LtCdr J.M. Rayner) and landed at Freetown. On 15 October, they left Freetown for Glasgow on the British steam passenger ship Carnavon Castle. | ||
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