Sneaton
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Sneaton | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.677 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - Robert Thompson & Sons Ltd, Bridge Dockyard, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Headlam & Sons, Whitby | ||
| Homeport | Whitby | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Oct, 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Herbert Schultze) | ||
| Position | 49.05N, 13.05W - Grid BE 3834 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (1 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Cardiff - Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Cargo | 4300 tons of coal | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 12.13 hours on 14 Oct, 1939, the Sneaton (Master Thomas Granger) was stopped by U-48 with gunfire about 150 miles southwest of Cape Clear and was sunk by a torpedo 20 minutes later after the crew abandoned ship. One crew member was lost. The survivors were picked up by the Belgian tanker Alexandria André and landed at Weymouth. | ||
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