Beatrice Beck
British Sailing ship
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| Name | Beatrice Beck | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 146 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - Smith & Rhuland Shipbuilding Ltd, Lunenburg NS | ||
| Owner | Henry Clement & Co, Burgeo NF | ||
| Homeport | Burgeo | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Nov 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-218 (Richard Becker) | ||
| Position | 14° 45'N, 58° 27'W - Grid EE 4618 | ||
| Complement | 13 (13 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | St. John’s, Newfoundland (11 Oct) - Barbados | ||
| Cargo | Codfish | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.46 hours on 5 November 1943, U-218 fired one G7a torpedo at a two-masted schooner about 110 miles northeast of Barbados that missed astern. A second G7a torpedo fired shortly afterwards struck aft and broke the vessel in two, the stern sank immediately while the bow capsized and sank after a few minutes. This must have been the Beatrice Beck (Master Arch Matthews) which was reported missing after failing to arrive in Barbados on 10 November. | ||
| On board | We have details of 3 people who were on board. | ||
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