Kyleglen
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Kyleglen | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,670 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - C. Connell & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Monroe Brothers, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Dec 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-100 (Joachim Schepke) | ||
| Position | 58N, 25W - Grid AL 2977 | ||
| Complement | 36 (36 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OB-256 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Middlesbrough - Oban - Baltimore, Maryland | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Senator, 1938 renamed Kyleglen | ||
| Notes on loss | At 08.16 hours on 14 Dec, 1940, the Kyleglen (Master Thomas Storer) was torpedoed by U-100 west-southwest of Rockall. On 12 December, the ship had been dispersed in 55°04N/15°30W from convoy OB-256. At 09.16 hours, the vessel was sunk by a coup de grāce. The master and 35 crew members were lost. The U-boat reported the vessel as the Imperial Valley. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 36 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Kyleglen.
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