Somersby
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Somersby | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.170 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Sir R. Ropner & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Homeport | West Hartlepool | ||
| Date of attack | 13 May, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-111 (Wilhelm Kleinschmidt) | ||
| Position | 60.39N, 26.13W - Grid AL 1119 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 43 (0 dead and 43 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-30 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Halifax - Loch Ewe - Hull | ||
| Cargo | 8300 tons of grain | ||
| History | Completed in October 1930 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 11.41 hours on 13 May, 1941, the Somersby (Master John William Thompson), a straggler from convoy SC-30, was hit amidships by one of two torpedoes from U-111 southwest of Reykjavik. The ship capsized and sank after being hit in the bow by a coup de grāce at 12.46 hours. The master, 38 crew members and four gunners were picked up by the Greek steam merchant Marika Protopapa and landed at Loch Ewe. | ||
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