Carperby
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Carperby | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,890 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Sir R. Ropner & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Homeport | West Hartlepool | ||
| Date of attack | 1 Mar 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-588 (Victor Vogel) | ||
| Position | 39.57N, 55.40W - Grid CC 4110 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 40 (40 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | ON-66 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Tyne - St.Vincent - Buenos Aires | ||
| Cargo | 2009 tons of coal and 3262 tons of coke | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.00 hours on 1 Mar, 1942, the Carperby (Master Frederick Gardiner), dispersed from convoy ON-66, was torpedoed and sunk by U-588 about 420 miles south of Newfoundland. The master and 39 crew members were lost. | ||
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