Corinthic
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Corinthic | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.823 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - Irvine´s Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co Ltd, Middleton Shipyard, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | W.H. Cockerline & Co, Hull | ||
| Homeport | Hull | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Apr, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-124 (Georg-Wilhelm Schulz) | ||
| Position | 08.10N, 14.40W - Grid ET 3744 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 41 (2 dead and 39 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rosario - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | 7710 tons of grain | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.29 hours on 13 Apr, 1941, the unescorted Corinthic (Master Townson Ridley) was torpedoed and sunk by U-124 southwest of Freetown. Two crew members were lost. The master, 36 crew members and two gunners were picked up by the Dutch tanker Malvina and landed at Freetown. | ||
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