Technical
general cargo vessel - steam turbine - single screw
7,976 GRT� - 11,310 DWT
494'11" x 62'9" x 27'9"
Service speed 14.5 knots

Master� Capt. Henry Herbert Armstrong

Convoy HX-5 comprised 16 ships.�The Master, Commodore Rear Admiral G.W. Taylor, RNR, naval staff and 66 crew were rescued by the destroyer HMS Grafton (H.89) (Cdr. M.S. Thomas) and landed at Plymouth.� Five crew were lost.

Thanks to Walter Janssens for the extra information on this page.

Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are from the German perspective and are given in CET.
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