Frederika Lensen
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Frederika Lensen | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.367 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - J. Readhead & Co, South Shields | ||
| Owner | Galbraith, Pembroke & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Jul, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-132 (Ernst Vogelsang) | ||
| Position | 49.22N, 65.12W - Grid BB 1475 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 46 (4 dead and 42 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | QS-19 | ||
| Route | Montreal - Sydney CB | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Trevaylor, 1934 renamed Frederika Lensen for Cornelis A. Lensen, London. 1940 sold to Galbraith, Pembroke & Co Ltd, London. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 18.39 hours on 20 Jul, 1942, the Frederika Lensen (Master Bryan Ewart Russell) in convoy QS-19 was torpedoed and damaged by U-132 in the Gulf of St.Lawrence near Anticosti Island. Four crew members were lost. The vessel was towed by HMCS Weyburn (K 173) (Lt Thomas M.W. Golby) to Grand Vallée Bay and was beached there. Because her back was broken, the ship was declared a total loss. The master and 35 crew members were rescued by the HMCS Weyburn (K 173) and landed at Sydney. Six crew members landed at Grande Vallée Bay, Quebec. | ||
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