Eastlea
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| Name | Eastlea | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.267 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - Sir John Priestman & Co Ltd, Southwick, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | John Morrison & Son, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Mar, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-106 (Jürgen Oesten) | ||
| Position | 16.18N, 22.05W - Grid EJ 1425 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 37 (37 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Famagusta, Cyprus - Table Bay - Freetown - St.Vincent, Cape Verde (23 Mar) - Newport News | ||
| Cargo | Cotton seed | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | On 30 Mar, 1941, the Eastlea (Master Malcolm Goudie Macpherson) was reported missing in the North Atlantic. The master, 33 crew members and three gunners were lost. At 22.58 hours on 24 March, U-106 had observed one hit amidships on a steamer running north from a distance of 600 yards. The ship broke her back and sank within ten minutes about 130 miles west-northwest of San Antonia, Cape Verde Islands. | ||
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