Kenordoc
Kenordoc under her former name Geo R. Donovan
| Name | Kenordoc | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.780 tons | ||
| Completed | 1926 - Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | Paterson Steamships Ltd, Fort William, Ontario | ||
| Homeport | Fort William | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Sep, 1940 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 57.42N, 15.02W - Grid AM 1751 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 20 (7 dead and 13 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-3 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Quebec - Sydney - Bristol | ||
| Cargo | 2000 tons of timber (700 standards) | ||
| History | Built as Canadian Geo R. Donovan, 1939 renamed Kenordoc | ||
| Notes on loss | At 12.16 hours on 15 Sep, 1940, the Kenordoc (Master Charles Ernest Brown), a straggler from convoy SC-3, was shelled by U-99 about 44 miles west-northwest of Rockall. The ship was later scuttled by the HMS Amazon (D 39) (LtCdr E.G. Roper). The master and six crew members were lost. 13 crew members were rescued by the destroyer and the HMCS St. Laurent (H 83) (Cdr Harry G. DeWolf) and landed at Greenock. | ||
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