SS "Tiberton"
age 30
TIBERTON SS was a British Cargo steamer of 5,225 tons built in 1920 by Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees and owned by R. Chapman & Son, Newcastle upon Tyne.
On the 19th February 1940 when on route from Narvik for Immingham she was torpedoed by German submarine U-23 and sunk off Flamborough Head.
The crew of 34 were lost, incl Master Captain Hugh Mason
Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12804
At 04.05 hours on 19 February 1940, whilst transporting iron ore to Middlesbrough (or Immingham, Lincolnshire) Great Britain from Narvik, Norway, the unescorted Tiberton was hit by one G7e torpedo from U-23 (on her eighth sailing and active patrol in the North Sea under the command of Otto Kretschmer). The Tiberton broke in two and sank in 30 seconds about 33 miles east of Kirkwall, Orkney. All 34 of her crew were killed. (Quelle: Wikipedia)
On 10 April 1940 the SS Tiberton was officially registered with Lloyd's as Missing / Untraced and a Joint Arbitration Committee considered her a "war loss".
SS "Tiberton"
age 30
TIBERTON SS was a British Cargo steamer of 5,225 tons built in 1920 by Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees and owned by R. Chapman & Son, Newcastle upon Tyne.
On the 19th February 1940 when on route from Narvik for Immingham she was torpedoed by German submarine U-23 and sunk off Flamborough Head.
The crew of 34 were lost, incl Master Captain Hugh Mason
Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12804
At 04.05 hours on 19 February 1940, whilst transporting iron ore to Middlesbrough (or Immingham, Lincolnshire) Great Britain from Narvik, Norway, the unescorted Tiberton was hit by one G7e torpedo from U-23 (on her eighth sailing and active patrol in the North Sea under the command of Otto Kretschmer). The Tiberton broke in two and sank in 30 seconds about 33 miles east of Kirkwall, Orkney. All 34 of her crew were killed. (Quelle: Wikipedia)
On 10 April 1940 the SS Tiberton was officially registered with Lloyd's as Missing / Untraced and a Joint Arbitration Committee considered her a "war loss".
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