Holmpark
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| Name | Holmpark | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,780 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | J. & J. Denholm Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Greenock | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Oct 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-516 (Gerhard Wiebe) | ||
| Position | 13.11N, 47.00W - Grid EF 8353 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 50 (1 dead and 49 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Lourenço Marques - Capetown (30 Sep) - Trinidad - Philadelphia | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 11.07 hours on 24 Oct, 1942, the unescorted Holmpark (Master Alfred Cromarty) was torpedoed and sunk by U-516 about 900 miles east of Barbados. One crew member was lost. The master, 40 crew members and eight gunners landed at Port Dennery, St. Lucia. The master Alfred Cromarty was awarded the Lloyd´s War Medal for bravery at sea. | ||
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