Congonian
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| Name | Congonian | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 5.065 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel | ||
| Owner | United Africa Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Nov, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-65 (Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen) | ||
| Position | 08.21N, 16.12W - Grid ET 2821 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 36 (1 dead and 35 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Liverpool - Freetown | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 18.02 hours on 18 Nov, 1940, the unescorted Congonian (Master George Washington Irvin) was torpedoed and sunk by U-65 west-southwest of Freetown. One crew member was lost. The master and 34 crew members were picked up by the British merchant Devonshire and landed at Freetown on 29 November. | ||
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