Glenlea
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Glenlea | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,252 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Sir John Priestman & Co Ltd, Southwick, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | John Morrison & Son, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Nov 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-566 (Gerhard Remus) | ||
| Position | 50° 00'N, 30° 00'W - Grid BD 2922 | ||
| Complement | 49 (44 dead and 5 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-142 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Cardiff - Belfast Lough (28 Oct) - Durban - Suez | ||
| Cargo | 5000 tons of coal, 1000 tons of general cargo and trucks as deck cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 14.36 hours on 7 Nov 1942 the unescorted Glenlea (Master John Russell Nicol), a straggler from convoy ON-142, was torpedoed and sunk by U-566 north of the Azores. The master was taken prisoner by the U-boat, landed at Brest and taken to the POW camp Milag Nord. Three crewmen and one gunner were rescued after 21 days in a lifeboat by the Norwegian merchant Thorstrand and landed at New York. 39 crew members and five gunners were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 47 people who were on board. | ||
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