Matina
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Matina | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,389 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead | ||
| Owner | Elders & Fyffes Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Oct 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-31 (Wilfried Prellberg) | ||
| Position | 57.30N, 16.31W - Grid AL 3880 | ||
| Complement | 71 (71 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Port Antonio, Jamaica - Garston | ||
| Cargo | 1500 tons of bananas | ||
| History | Completed in March 1929 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.32 hours on 26 Oct, 1940, the unescorted Matina (Master David Alexander Jack) was hit in the stern by one torpedo from U-28 (Kuhnke) about 100 miles west of Rockall, after the ship had been missed by a first torpedo at 21.50 hours the day before. The U-boat then surfaced and fired 28 rounds with her deck gun, achieved 15 hits and left the vessel in a sinking condition. At 22.00 hours on 29 October, U-31 reported the sinking of a drifting wreck by a coup de grâce, this must have been the Matina. The first U-boat had observed that some survivors abandoned ship in lifeboats, but they were never seen again. The master, 67 crew members, two gunners and one passenger were lost. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 70 people who were on this vessel | ||
Attack entries for Matina
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Loss type | Tons | Nat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 1940 | U-28 | Kptlt. Günter Kuhnke | Damaged | 5,389 | |
| 29 Oct 1940 | U-31 | Wilfried Prellberg | Sunk | 5,389 | |
Locations of attacks on Matina.
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