Post by Administrator on Sept 16, 2021 9:48:18 GMT
Her name was TREGENNA
At 16.26 hours on 17 September 1940 the Tregenna (Master William Thomas Care) in convoy HX-71 was hit by one torpedo from U-65 and sank immediately 78 miles northwest of Rockall. The master, 31 crew members and one gunner were lost. Four crew members were picked up by Filleigh and landed at Avonmouth.
LINK
Her Name Was SS.
On This Day
17 September 1940
On this day we remember the loss of our relatives Thomas David Newberry and James Greenway fellow crew members and Captain William Thomas Care of the SS.Tregenna.
We further remember: All Ships of The British Merchant Navy, Captains, Crew and loved ones. Including the lesser well known, yet not forgotten.
“WE REMEMBER THEM”
Her Name Was “City of Benares”, “Tregenna”, “Crown Arun”.
ATLANTIC OCEAN: U-boat U-48 torpedoes and sinks the SS City of Benares, killing 77 British children and 248 crew en-route to Canada. The ship, part of convoy OB-213, had departed Liverpool, England, for Montreal and Quebec City, Canada, on 13 September carrying 199 passengers, 90 of which were children. The children are being transported to Canada as part of a government program. A few hours after the RN escort had withdrawn, the ship is torpedoed at 56.48N, 21.15W. The torpedo hits the ship on the port side and she sinks after a short time. Only 57 passengers, including 13 children, are rescued.
Immediately after the sinking, the British government ceases the transportation of children to Canada and South Africa.
U-65 sank SS Tregenna in Convoy HX-71.
U-99 sank SS Crown Arun.
“They Have No Grave Above The Waves”.
17th September 1940 (World War II) saw the sinking a British passenger liner, Her Name Was “S.S. City of Benares”, by a German submarine. 90 children on board were being carried to safety in Canada. The S.S. City of Benares, with 406 crew and passengers aboard, was 630 miles out in the North Atlantic on September 17, 1940, when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat. As the Benares sank, passengers and crew abandoned ship in the stormy waters. Those who made it into lifeboats faced gale-force winds and icy waters—a "recipe for hypothermia." With the nearest help 300 miles away, the survivors faced long odds. Despite frequent heroism, many drowned or died of overexposure before the HMS Hurricane arrived and rescued 108 survivors. In its search, the Hurricane missed Lifeboat 12, and its passengers endured eight more harrowing days on the open sea before being rescued. In all, only 13 of the 90 children survived.
We further remember CHARNOCK, Ernest, Ordinary Signalman, C/JX 171107, (Eaglet, O/P), MPK and
MARSHALL, George, Petty Officer Telegraphist, D/JX 132113, (Eaglet, O/P), MPK
Previously recorded as perishing on board “Tregenna” have now been correctly remembered with “Benares”
'SS Crown Arun' (2,372t) cargo ship, from Gaspe, Quebec, Canada to Hull with a cargo of pit props, was sunk by U 99 in the North-western Approaches. No Casualties. * TREGENNA WAS SUNK BY U 65 ON SEPT. 17-1940 WITH THE LOSS OF 33 LIVES.
“We Shall Remember Them”
At 16.26 hours on 17 September 1940 the Tregenna (Master William Thomas Care) in convoy HX-71 was hit by one torpedo from U-65 and sank immediately 78 miles northwest of Rockall. The master, 31 crew members and one gunner were lost. Four crew members were picked up by Filleigh and landed at Avonmouth.
LINK
Her Name Was SS.
On This Day
17 September 1940
On this day we remember the loss of our relatives Thomas David Newberry and James Greenway fellow crew members and Captain William Thomas Care of the SS.Tregenna.
We further remember: All Ships of The British Merchant Navy, Captains, Crew and loved ones. Including the lesser well known, yet not forgotten.
“WE REMEMBER THEM”
Her Name Was “City of Benares”, “Tregenna”, “Crown Arun”.
ATLANTIC OCEAN: U-boat U-48 torpedoes and sinks the SS City of Benares, killing 77 British children and 248 crew en-route to Canada. The ship, part of convoy OB-213, had departed Liverpool, England, for Montreal and Quebec City, Canada, on 13 September carrying 199 passengers, 90 of which were children. The children are being transported to Canada as part of a government program. A few hours after the RN escort had withdrawn, the ship is torpedoed at 56.48N, 21.15W. The torpedo hits the ship on the port side and she sinks after a short time. Only 57 passengers, including 13 children, are rescued.
Immediately after the sinking, the British government ceases the transportation of children to Canada and South Africa.
U-65 sank SS Tregenna in Convoy HX-71.
U-99 sank SS Crown Arun.
“They Have No Grave Above The Waves”.
17th September 1940 (World War II) saw the sinking a British passenger liner, Her Name Was “S.S. City of Benares”, by a German submarine. 90 children on board were being carried to safety in Canada. The S.S. City of Benares, with 406 crew and passengers aboard, was 630 miles out in the North Atlantic on September 17, 1940, when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat. As the Benares sank, passengers and crew abandoned ship in the stormy waters. Those who made it into lifeboats faced gale-force winds and icy waters—a "recipe for hypothermia." With the nearest help 300 miles away, the survivors faced long odds. Despite frequent heroism, many drowned or died of overexposure before the HMS Hurricane arrived and rescued 108 survivors. In its search, the Hurricane missed Lifeboat 12, and its passengers endured eight more harrowing days on the open sea before being rescued. In all, only 13 of the 90 children survived.
We further remember CHARNOCK, Ernest, Ordinary Signalman, C/JX 171107, (Eaglet, O/P), MPK and
MARSHALL, George, Petty Officer Telegraphist, D/JX 132113, (Eaglet, O/P), MPK
Previously recorded as perishing on board “Tregenna” have now been correctly remembered with “Benares”
'SS Crown Arun' (2,372t) cargo ship, from Gaspe, Quebec, Canada to Hull with a cargo of pit props, was sunk by U 99 in the North-western Approaches. No Casualties. * TREGENNA WAS SUNK BY U 65 ON SEPT. 17-1940 WITH THE LOSS OF 33 LIVES.
“We Shall Remember Them”