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Wednesday, 24 December 2025

British merchant ship Merel sunk after striking a mine on 8 December 1939

Tonnage 1,088 tons. With general cargo underway from Le Havre, France to London, England Part of convoy not. Location off Ramsgate, England. Of the crew 15 men killed and 2 rescued.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-4-13 Weekly Résumé (No. 15) of the naval, military and air situation from 0700 7 December to 0700 14 December 1939. 

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