White Crest
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| Name | White Crest | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.365 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - W. Dobson & Co, Walker-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Hall Brothers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Feb, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-162 (Jürgen Wattenberg) | ||
| Position | 47.45N, 38.15W - Grid BD 4144 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 47 (47 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | ONS-67 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Cardiff (12 Feb) - Belfast Lough (15 Feb) - Buenos Aires | ||
| Cargo | Coal and coke | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 08.35 hours on 24 Feb, 1942, the White Crest (Master Gordon Joures), a straggler from convoy ONS-67 due to a heavy gale on 19 February, was hit by two torpedoes from U-162 and sank capsizing after eight minutes southeast of St.Johns. The ship had been spotted at 02.30 hours and missed with two torpedoes at 04.45 hours. The master, 40 crew members and six gunners were lost. | ||
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