Kurdistan
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Kurdistan | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.844 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Short Bros Ltd, Pallion, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Common Brothers Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Dec, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-130 (Ernst Kals) | ||
| Position | 56.57N, 16.36W - Grid AL 3962 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 66 (10 dead and 56 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-57 | ||
| Route | New York - Manchester | ||
| Cargo | 6534 tons of general cargo, including foodstuffs, base metals and textiles | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.54 hours on 10 Dec, 1941, U-130 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy SC-57 west of Rockall and observed two hits on one ship, the Star of Luxor, which sank in flames. At 23.57 hours, a spread of two torpedoes was then fired, both torpedoes seemingly detonating on one ship, but in fact Kurdistan and Kirnwood were hit. The Kurdistan (Master William Fearon McMillan) was the ship of the Convoy Commodore R. Gill (CBE RNR RD). Seven crew members, one gunner and two naval staff members were lost. The master, the commodore, four naval staff members, 45 crew members and five gunners were picked up by the HMS Kingcup (K 33) (LtCdr R.A.D. Cambridge) and landed at Londonderry. | ||
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