Stornest
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| Name | Stornest | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.265 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Sir John Priestman & Co Ltd, Southwick, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | John Morrison & Son, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 12 Oct, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-706 (Alexander von Zitzewitz) | ||
| Position | 54.25N, 27.42W - Grid AL 4477 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 48 (48 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | ONS-136 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Swansea - Belfast Lough - Boston | ||
| Cargo | 6000 tons of coal | ||
| History | Built as Stornes, 1921 renamed Stornest | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.05 hours on 12 Oct, 1942, U-706 fired a torpedo at the Stornest (Master Henry Otley Smith) west of Ireland and observed a hit under the aft mast after 34 seconds. The ship was a straggler from convoy ONS-136 due to heavy weather. The master, 37 crew members and ten gunners were lost. | ||
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