Rudyard Kipling
Photo Courtesy of Frank Pook
| Name | Rudyard Kipling | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 333 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby | ||
| Owner | Sun Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Fleetwood | ||
| Homeport | Fleetwood | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Sep, 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-27 (Johannes Franz) | ||
| Position | 53.50N, 11.10W - Grid AM 5776 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 13 (0 dead and 13 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Fleetwood - fishing grounds | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in February 1921 Registration code: FD 33 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 15.53 hours on 16 Sep, 1939, the Rudyard Kipling was sunk by scuttling charges from U-27 about 100 miles west of Donegal, Ireland. The Germans took the crew on board, provided them with food and warm clothes and towed their lifeboats towards land. After eight hours the men were placed back in the boats within five miles from the Irish coast. | ||
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