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Stanhall

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NameStanhall
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage4.831 tons
Completed1932 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool 
OwnerJ.A. Billmeir & Co Ltd, London 
HomeportLondon 
Date of attack30 May, 1940Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-101 (Fritz Frauenheim)
Position48.59N, 05.17W - Grid BF 2733
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Complement37 (1 dead and 36 survivors).
Convoy 
RouteTownsville, Queensland - Liverpool 
Cargo7630 tons of raw sugar and 350 tons of onions 
History Built as Kepwickhall, 1938 renamed Stanhall 
Notes on loss At 19.25 hours on 30 May, 1940, the unescorted Stanhall (Master William Ewart Herbert) was hit on the starboard side under the bridge by one torpedo from U-101 and sank within eleven minutes 35 miles north-northwest of Ushant. One crew member was lost. The master and 35 crew members were picked up by Temple Moat and landed at Weymouth. 


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