An actual photo of the Jervis
Bay somewhere in the North Atlantic during escort duty with
Convoy
HX72 .
If you click on the picture to enlarge, you will see the faint shape of another
convoy vessel just to the right of the Jervis Bay.
The accompanying story of the photo itself is a
compelling one! It dates from September 1940 (sometime just before the 21st)
and was taken from the steamer S.S. Canonesa by Peter Tingey, an
apprentice on the ship. The Canonesa was torpedoed and sunk on the
evening of September 21st, the day after the Jervis Bay left the convoy
for other duties.
All crew members of the Canonesa got away in lifeboats except 4th
Engineer Tom Purnell, whose grandson Tom has published an excellent historical
Website with a personal touch on Canonesa,
Convoy HX72 & U-100.
Tom, who lives in Derby England, received the photo from Peter Tingey who now
resides in Australia. Upon encountering this Website, Tom gratiously forwarded
a copy of the photo to this site in Canada. A fascinating example of the
communicative power of the Internet!