St Elwyn (1)

Date of attack

28 Nov 1940

Nationality:

British

Fate

Sunk by U-103 (Viktor Schütze)

Position

55° 30'N, 19° 30'W - Grid AL 6824

Complement

40 (24 dead and 16 survivors).

Convoy

OB-249 (dispersed)

Route

Hull - Santos

Cargo

Coal

Torpedoed and Sunk in The North Atlantic - 1940

Loss of St Elwyn - 1940

St Elwyn Left Hull For Santos Lost 28 November 1940		Fate
Master	E T Daniells	Lost
Chief Officer	L Williams	Survived
Second Officer	A Brightwell	Survived
Third Officer	W S Jane	Lost
Apprentices	R H Davis J Richards	Both Survived
Chief Radio Officer	J O’Sullivan	Lost
Third Radio Officer	K P Berry	Lost
Chief Engineer	W C Gould	Lost
Second Engineer	D J Robb	Lost
Third Engineer	A J Corben	Lost
Fourth Engineer	P Thomas	Survived
Fifth Engineer	E D Edmunds	Lost
Chief Steward	H Surie	Lost
Bosun	G A Evans	Lost
Able Seamen	G E Firth B Vassilieff	Both Lost
Ordinary Seaman	F Wileur	Lost
Donkeyman	C Karlson P Negroles S Tupine	All Lost
Fireman	R Santa Cruz	Lost
Fireman & Trimmer	B Smets	Lost
Baker	L S Shanks	Lost
Steward	S A Miller L E Verschuuren	Both Lost
Steward’s Boy	J E Coulman	Lost
Cabin Boy	I Helfgott	Lost

Notes on event

At 20.24 hours on 28 Nov 1940 the St. Elwyn (Master Edward Thomas Alexander Daniells, DSC and bar), dispersed from convoy OB-249, was hit near the bridge by one torpedo from U-103 about 500 miles east of Bishop Rock.

The U-boat had spotted the ship at 09.51 hours and had to overtake her again after a first submerged attack failed due to the zigzag course.

The ship sank by the stern after being hit by a coup de grâce in the engine room at 20.27 hours.

The master and 23 crew members were lost. 16 crew members were picked up by the British merchant Leeds City and landed at Gourock.

Vessel	Built	Service	Tonnage
St Elwyn	1938	1940 Torpedoed and sunk in N Atlantic	4940

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

Screws

162147

Joseph L Thompson

Sunderland

White’s Marine Engineering

Sunderland

Steam compound 4 Cyl

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