Vernon City
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Vernon City | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.748 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Bideford | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Jun, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-172 (Carl Emmermann) | ||
| Position | 04.30S, 27.30W - Grid FD 7458 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 52 (0 dead and 52 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OS-49 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Tyne - Oban (4 Jun) - Montevideo | ||
| Cargo | 4000 tons of coal and 3000 tons of coke | ||
| History | Completed in November 1929 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.43 hours on 28 Jun, 1943, U-172 fired a spread of two torpedoes at the Vernon City (Master Malcolm Douglas Loutit), dispersed on 20 June from convoy OS-49, and observed a hit in the forward hold. The ship settled and sank by the bow at 07.07 hours south-southeast of St. Paul Rocks. The U-boat misidentified her victim as Cornish City. The master, 43 crew members and eight gunners were picked up by the Brazilian coastal tanker Aurora M. and landed at Recife on 4 July. | ||
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