Wellfield
British Motor tanker
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| Name | Wellfield | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6,054 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Willington Quay-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Hunting & Son Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Jun 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Herbert Schultze) | ||
| Position | 48.34N, 31.34W - Grid BD 5185 | ||
| Complement | 42 (8 dead and 34 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-328 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Liverpool - Curaçao | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.31 hours on 5 Jun, 1941, the unescorted Wellfield (Master James Edward Smith), dispersed from convoy OB-328, was hit aft by two torpedoes from U-48 southeast of Cape Farewell. The tanker had been spotted at 14.09 hours the day before and was sunk by one G7e coup de grâce at 01.56 hours. The master and seven crew members were lost. 19 crew members were picked up by British Ardour and landed at New York. On 11 June, 15 crew members were picked up by Heina and landed at Halifax. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 7 people who were on this vessel | ||
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