Thomas Hankins
British Steam trawler
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| Name | Thomas Hankins | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 276 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - J.P. Reynoldson & Sons Ltd, South Shields | ||
| Owner | Boston Deep Sea Fishing Co, Fleetwood | ||
| Homeport | Fleetwood | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Nov 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-33 (Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky) | ||
| Position | Grid AM 5536 | ||
| Complement | 12 (0 dead and 12 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Fleetwood - fishing grounds | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | The Thomas Hankins had been owned by Pembroke Hake Fishing Co Ltd (E.V. Pennington), London with the registration code LO 372 before being sold to Boston Deep Sea Fishing Co. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 20 Nov, 1939, U-33 sank three trawlers with about five rounds from the deck gun each near Tory Island: At 10.30 hours the Thomas Hankins 14 miles northwest of Tory, at 16.00 hours the Delphine 18 miles north-northeast of Tory and at 17.05 hours the Sea Sweeper 25 miles west-northwest of Tory. The crew of Thomas Hankins (Master M. Hankins) was rescued by another trawler after 10 hours in a lifeboat and landed in Northern Ireland. They reported that the ship had been shelled without warning, the second shell went through the bows and the fifth through the boiler, causing the trawler to sink after about 25 minutes. | ||
Location of attack on Thomas Hankins.
ship sunk.
* 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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