Neptunia
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| Name | Neptunia | ||
| Type: | Steam tug | ||
| Tonnage | 798 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby | ||
| Owner | Overseas Towage & Salvage Co, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Sep, 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-29 (Otto Schuhart) | ||
| Position | 49.20N, 14.40W - Grid BE 3471 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 21 (0 dead and 21 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Falmouth - salvage work | ||
| Cargo | None | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 15.30 hours on 13 Sep, 1939, U-29 tried to stop the Neptunia (Master Joseph Cordery) southwest of Ireland by a shot across her bow, but the tug did not stop and used the radio. After the first hits, the crew abandoned ship and the U-boat was forced to sink the tug by gunfire after two fired torpedoes detonated prematurely. | ||
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