Bristol City
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| Name | Bristol City | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,864 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol | ||
| Owner | Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol | ||
| Homeport | Bristol | ||
| Date of attack | 5 May 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-358 (Rolf Manke) | ||
| Position | 54.00N, 43.55W - Grid AJ 6517 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 49 (15 dead and 34 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONS-5 | ||
| Route | Bristol - Milford Haven (21 Apr) - New York | ||
| Cargo | 2500 tons of general cargo, including china clay | ||
| History | Completed in March 1920 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.22 and 04.28 hours on 5 May 1943, U-358 fired torpedoes at the convoy ONS-5 south of Cape Farewell and observed two ships sinking. In fact, the Bristol City sank after 20 minutes and the Wentworth remained afloat and sank later that morning. Eleven crew members and four gunners from Bristol City (Master Arthur Llewellyn Webb) were lost. The master, 26 crew members and seven gunners were picked up by HMS Loosestrife (K 105) (Lt H.A. Stonehouse, RNR) and landed at St. Johns. | ||
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