Lindenhall
| Name | Lindenhall | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.248 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Homeport | West Hartlepool | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-508 (Georg Staats) | ||
| Position | 11.34N, 63.26W - Grid ED 8667 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 48 (42 dead and 6 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | TAG-19 | ||
| Route | Rio de Janeiro - Trinidad (6 Nov) - New York - UK | ||
| Cargo | 8400 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | During the night of 19/20 Mar, 1941, the Lindenhall was badly damaged by bombs during a German air attack on London. The ship caught fire and sank in Victoria Dock, but was salvaged and drydocked at Millwall on 23 April. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.35 hours on 7 Nov, 1942, the Lindenhall (Master Frederick Aggebec Kjelgaard) in convoy TAG-19 was torpedoed by U-508, broke in two and sank about 40 miles north of Margarita Island, Venezuela. The master, 37 crew members and four gunners were lost. Five crew members and one gunner were picked up by USS Surprise (PG 63) and landed at Havana, Cuba. | ||
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