Canonesa
Photo courtesy of Tom Purnell
| Name | Canonesa | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 8.286 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Workman, Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast | ||
| Owner | Houlder Brothers & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Sep, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-100 (Joachim Schepke) | ||
| Position | 54.55N, 18.25W - Grid AL 6549 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 63 (1 dead and 62 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-72 | ||
| Route | Montreal - Sydney (10 Sep) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 7265 tons of refrigerated and general cargo, including 2258 tons of bacon, 955 tons of cheese, 379 tons of fish and 250 tons of ham | ||
| History | Completed in November 1920 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.10 hours on 21 Sep, 1940, U-100 attacked the convoy HX-72 for the first time about 340 miles west of Bloody Foreland and reported sinking two steamers with 9000 tons and the tanker Torinia and another steamer probably sunk. In fact, the Canonesa, Torinia and Dalcairn were hit, which all sank during the night. The master Frederick Stephenson, 60 crew members and one gunner from the Canonesa were picked up by HMS La Malouine (K 46) (LtCdr R.W. Keymer, RN). One crew member was lost. | ||
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