James E. Newsom
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| Name | James E. Newsom | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 671 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - East Coast Ship Co, Boothbay Harbor ME | ||
| Owner | Zwicker Geldert Shipping Co Ltd, Nova Scotia | ||
| Homeport | Bridgetown | ||
| Date of attack | 1 May 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-69 (Ulrich Gräf) | ||
| Position | 35.50N, 59.40W - Grid CB 9468 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Turks Island - Nova Scotia | ||
| Cargo | Salt | ||
| History | Launched on 23 Aug, 1919 for Crowell & Thurlow, Boston under American flag. The ship made her first voyage to Buenos Aires, but spent most of her career carrying cargoes on the American East Coast. 1928 sold to the Zwicker Geldert Shipping Co Ltd. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.28 hours on 1 May 1942, the four-masted schooner James E. Newsom was shelled and sunk by U-69. | ||
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