Rononia
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| Name | Rononia | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 213 tons | ||
| Completed | 1913 - Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley | ||
| Owner | Kottingham Trawling Co Ltd (C.G. Mastin), Grimsby | ||
| Homeport | Grimsby | ||
| Date of attack | 6 Mar, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-701 (Horst Degen) | ||
| Position | Grid AE 8895 - See estimated map location (61.04N14.24W) * | ||
| Complement | 11 (11 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Grimsby (12 Feb) - Fishing grounds off Iceland - Grimsby | ||
| Cargo | Fish | ||
| History | Completed in June 1913 as Rononia (GY 865) for Pelham Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby. 1913 sold to Walter M. Olney, Cleveleys (FD 88). In June 1915 requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to the M/S trawler HMS Rononia (FY 1594). 1919 returned to Neva Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood. 1924 sold to J.N. & H. Bacon, Grimsby (GY 134). 1930 sold to Kottingham Trawling Co, Grimsby (GY 935). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.06 hours on 6 Mar, 1942, the Rononia was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-701, broke in two and sank within a few seconds. | ||
* 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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