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SHIPS HIT BRITAIN 239 * - A B C

66)CORINTHIC U-124




Photo. City of Vancouver Archives CVA 447-2127


 


Built 1924


Tonnage: 4,823 / 8,800 tons


Cargo: 7,710 tons of grains


Route: Rosario - Freetown - UK


Sunk 13 APR 41 by U-124 on pos. 08º 10’N 14º 40’W


2 Dead


39 Survivors


At 22.29 hours on 13 Apr, 1941, the unescorted Corinthic (Master Townson Ridley) was torpedoed and sunk by U-124 southwest of Freetown. Two crew members were lost. The master, 36 crew members and two gunners were picked up by the Dutch tanker Malvina and landed at Freetown.


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