Victoria City
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| Name | Victoria City | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.739 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Bideford | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Dec, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-140 (Hans-Peter Hinsch) | ||
| Position | Grid AM 5532 - See estimated map location (55.12N10.20W) * | ||
| Complement | 43 (43 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | HX-90 (straggler) | ||
| Route | New York (17 Nov) - Halifax (21 Nov) - London | ||
| Cargo | Steel | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.42 hours on 3 Dec, 1940, the Victoria City (Master Alfred Longstaff), a straggler from convoy HX-90, was hit underneath the bridge by one G7a torpedo from U-140 and sank by the bow within 15 seconds west of the North Channel. The master and 42 crew members were lost. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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