Broompark
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| Name | Broompark | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,136 tons | ||
| Completed | 1939 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | J. & J. Denholm Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Greenock | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Jul 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-552 (Erich Topp) | ||
| Position | 49.02N, 40.26W - Grid BC 3829 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 49 (4 dead and 45 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-113 | ||
| Route | Tyne - Loch Ewe - New York | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | At 23.38 hours on 21 Sep, 1940, the Broompark in convoy HX-72 was torpedoed and damaged by U-48 in 55°08N/18°30W (grid AL 6554). One crew member was lost in the attack. The ship had been en route from Vancouver to Glasgow with 5130 tons of lumber and metal. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.52 hours on 25 Jul, 1942, U-552 attacked the convoy ON-113 east of Newfoundland and damaged the British Merit. At 04.09 hours, the U-boat attacked again and damaged the Broompark. The Broompark (Master John Leask Sinclair) was taken in tow by the tug USS Cherokee (AT 66), but sank at 06.00 hours on 28 July about 50 miles southwest of St. Johns in 47°41N/51°50W. The master and three crew members were lost. 38 crew members and seven gunners were picked up by HMCS Brandon (K 149) (Lt J.C. Littler, RCNR) and landed at St. Johns. | ||
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