Cristales
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| Name | Cristales | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.389 tons | ||
| Completed | 1926 - Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead | ||
| Owner | Elders & Fyffes Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 12 May, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-124 (Johann Mohr) | ||
| Position | 52.55N, 29.50W - Grid AK 9429 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 82 (0 dead and 82 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONS-92 | ||
| Route | Newport, Mon. - Milford Haven - Montreal | ||
| Cargo | General cargo and china clay | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.55 and 03.58 hours on 12 May 1942, U-124 fired torpedoes at the convoy ONS-92 southeast of Cape Farewell and hit Mount Parnes and Cristales. The Cristales (Master Hugh Roberts OBE) was abandoned and later sunk by gunfire by the Canadian corvette HMCS Shediac (K 110) (Lt J.E. Clayton). The master, 64 crew members, seven gunners and ten passengers were rescued. 37 survivors, including seven passengers were picked up by the corvette and landed at St.Johns on 16 May. The remaining 45 survivors were picked up by the US Coastguard cutter USS Spencer (WPG 36) and landed at Boston. | ||
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