Bruyère
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Bruyère | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.335 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton | ||
| Owner | Lamport & Holt Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Sep, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-125 (Ulrich Folkers) | ||
| Position | 04.55N, 17.16W - Grid ET 7333 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 51 (0 dead and 51 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Buenos Aires - Rio de Janeiro - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | 6729 tons of foodstuffs and general cargo | ||
| History | Launched as War Mole, completed in December 1919 as Bruyère | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.34 hours on 23 Sep, 1942, the unescorted Bruyère (Master Thomas William Major) was torpedoed and sunk by U-125 southwest of Freetown. The master, 44 crew members and six gunners were picked up by HMS Petunia (K 79) (LtCdr J.M. Rayner) and the British armed trawler HMS Sir Wistan (4.105) (Lt W.H. Forster) and landed at Freetown. | ||
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