Gryfevale
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Gryfevale | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,434 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Andrew Crawford & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Dec 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-61 (Jürgen Oesten) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 5453 - See estimated map location (55.03N01.24W) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Alexandria - Leith | ||
| Cargo | 4980 tons of cotton seed, 2050 tons of oil cake and 250 tons of rice | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 13.40 hours on 22 Dec, 1939, the Gryfevale was damaged by a mine laid on 1 December by U-61 three miles east of the Tine Pier. | ||
* 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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