Beechwood
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| Name | Beechwood | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.897 tons | ||
| Completed | 1940 - Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | John I. Jacobs & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Aug, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-130 (Ernst Kals) | ||
| Position | 05.30N, 14.04W - Grid ET 6715 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 44 (1 dead and 43 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Haifa - Lourenco Marques (3 Aug) - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | 3209 tons of general cargo and 5000 tons of potash | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 11.24 hours on 26 Aug, 1942, the unescorted Beechwood (Master Samuel James Dring) was torpedoed and sunk by U-130 south of Monrovia. One crew member was lost. The master was taken prisoner by U-130, landed at Lorient on 12 September and then taken to the German POW camp Milag Nord. 36 crew members, five gunners and one stowaway were picked up by the RFA fleet oiler Fortol (Master Herbert Walker Flint) and landed at Freetown. | ||
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