Goolistan
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Goolistan | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.851 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - Short Bros Ltd, Pallion, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Common Brothers Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-625 (Hans Benker) | ||
| Position | 75.50N, 15.45E - Grid AB 3692 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 42 (42 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | QP-15 | ||
| Route | Archangel (17 Nov) - Loch Ewe - Manchester | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.56 hours on 23 Nov, 1942, the Goolistan (Master William Thomson) in convoy QP-15 was torpedoed by U-625 west of Bear Island. The vessel sank at 01.45 hours after being hit by a coup de grāce at 01.18 hours. The master and 41 crew members were lost. | ||
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