Ensis
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Ensis | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6,207 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - NV Rotterdamsche Droogdok Mij, Rotterdam | ||
| Owner | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Feb 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-407 (Hubertus Korndörfer) | ||
| Position | 35.36N, 35.33E - Grid CP 34 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 66 (0 dead and 66 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Iskenderun - Haifa | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | At 13.25 hours on 8 Jun, 1941, U-46 fired a spread of two torpedoes on the unescorted Ensis in 48°46N/29°14W (grid BD 3748). The tanker was en route from London to Curaçao in ballast. Both torpedoes hit, but one was a dud. The damaged ship proceeded under own power to St. Johns, arriving on 15 June. At 01.10 hours on 4 Apr, 1942, the Ensis was slightly damaged by 20mm gunfire from U-572 in 35°43N/66°08W (grid CB 7588). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.04 hours on 29 Feb, 1944, the Ensis was torpedoed and damaged by U-407, while in an unknown convoy in the Mediterranean. | ||
If you can help us with any additional information on this vessel then please contact us.