ss Newbury

[kurutai]

I am trying to get hold of a photo of this ship for a friend her uncle was lost in her in 1941 with the rest of the crew he was only 24 any help would be great regards Dave

[Hugh]

Hello Dave,

http://www.wrecksite.eu/img/wrecks/n...5-6f892b09af6f

Regards
Hugh

[corrientes]

That's the one.

[Frederick Lacey]

Full marks again Hugh. Just a bit of added info.

15th Sept 1941...Convoy ON14, The cargo ship straggled behind the convoy, she was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean.
54 39N ...28 04W by German Submarine U-94 with the loss of all 49 crew.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Fred.
I have looked up the Newbury on the U-boat web site and they don't have it listed, and yet she is in my book British Vessels Lost At sea 39-45 as torpedoed by sub, How did you get the details? Their site is usually so accurate.
Cheers Des

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[Hugh]

Hi Fred.
I have looked up the Newbury on the U-boat web site and they don't have it listed, and yet she is in my book British Vessels Lost At sea 39-45 as torpedoed by sub, How did you get the details? Their site is usually so accurate.
Cheers Des

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Here you are Des - Newbury (British Steam merchant) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net

Regards
Hugh

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Hugh.
Thanks for that, for some reason it wouldn't come up when I traid.
Cheers Des

[Reginald Pearce]

My Uncle, Kenneth Pearce was a deck boy age 16 who was lost on this ship.