Bradfyne
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Bradfyne | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,740 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Bideford | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Nov 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-100 (Joachim Schepke) | ||
| Position | 55.04N, 12.15W - Grid AM 4566 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 43 (39 dead and 4 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-11 | ||
| Route | Montreal - Sydney (9 Nov) - Belfast | ||
| Cargo | 7900 tons of grain | ||
| History | Completed in March 1928 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.17 hours on 23 Nov, 1940, the Bradfyne (Master Robert Greville Vanner) in convoy SC-11 was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-100 and sank southeast of Rockall. The master and 38 crew members were lost. Four crew members in a lifeboat were picked up two days later by the Norse King and landed at Belfast. | ||
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