Ships hit by U-boats


Temple Moat

British Steam merchant



NameTemple Moat
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage4,427 tons
Completed1928 - William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd, Sunderland 
OwnerLambert Brothers Ltd, London 
HomeportLondon 
Date of attack24 Feb 1941Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-95 (Gerd Schreiber)
Position59.27N, 20.20W - Grid AL 2331
Complement42 (42 dead - no survivors)
ConvoyOB-288 (dispersed)
RouteBlyth - Buenos Aires 
Cargo6130 tons of coal 
History On 5 Jan, 1941, Temple Moat was bombed and damaged by German aircraft. 
Notes on loss

At 01.45 hours on 24 Feb, 1941, Temple Moat (Master Thomas Ludlow MBE), dispersed from convoy OB-288, was hit by one torpedo from U-95 and sank fast by the bow south of Iceland. The master, 39 crew members and two gunners were lost.

 

Location of attack on Temple Moat.

ship sunk.


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