An item reported that the British 1,670 tons merchant ship ss Horsted in ballast strike a German mine or was possible torpedoed and sunk 10 miles east of Withernsea as part of a convoy. Of the crew were 3 men rescued, 3 killed and 5 missing.(1)
Note
1. Sunk on 4 December south east of Flamborough Head. Survivors picked up by the British destroyer HMS Jackal.
Sources
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-4-1 Weekly Résumé (No. 14) of the naval, military and air situation from 12 noon 30 November to 12 noon 7 December 1939.
Lloyd’s Register 1939-1940.
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