Goodleigh
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Goodleigh | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.448 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - William Pickersgill & Sons, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | W.J. Tatem Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Dec, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-52 (Otto Salman) | ||
| Position | 55.02N, 18.45W - Grid AL 6558 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 37 (1 dead and 36 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-90 | ||
| Route | New Westminster, British Columbia - Panama - Bermuda - Oban | ||
| Cargo | 8400 tons of lumber and 1000 tons of spelter | ||
| History | Completed in October 1938 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.25 hours on 2 Dec, 1940, U-52 attacked the convoy HX-90 about 367 miles west of Bloody Foreland and sank two ships, the Tasso and Goodleigh (Master William Wilson Quaitre). At 07.35 hours, the U-boat fired the stern torpedo, which probably struck one of the ships hit in the first attack. The master, 34 crew members and one gunner from the Goodleigh were picked up by HMS Viscount (D 92) (LtCdr M.S. Townsend, OBE, DSC, RN) and landed at Liverpool. One crew member was lost. | ||
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