In a message dated 11/22/2006 1:02:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, g.lngmte5@btopenworld.com writes: On 11 December 1917 HMS Partridge, accompanied by HMS Pellew and four trawlers, left Lerwick for Bergen with a six ship convoy. At 1145 hrs on the 12th the convoy was attacked by four German destroyers, G.101, G.103, G.104 and V.100. Partridge was hit almost immediatelyby a shell that severed her main steam pipeand left her lying dead in the water. She did fire a torpedo, which V.100, but unfortunately this failed to explode before she was struck by a torpedo herself. Ranson gave the order to abandon ship and Partridge was then hit by a further two torpedoes. The German destroyers nsank all six merchant ships and the trawler escorts and escaped under cover of bad weather, leaving the damaged Pellew as the only survivor. Dear G Longmate, By any chance was one of the six British Merchant Navy ships the GREENWICH? My grandfather's ship the GREENWICH was torpedoed in December 1917 but I don't know which convoy it was a part of. He was Henry (Harry) Thomas Sea MAYS (1875 Kensington- Sept 1941, aged 65). He survived the torpedoing of the EMPIRE MOAT -part of Convoy OG 74- but died the following day aboard the WALMER CASTLE. He was rated a Captain but was 2d Mate abord the Empire Moat. Anything anyone can tell me about the GREENICH would be greatly appreciated! Thanks very much! Joanne Joanne MAYS BECKER Sleepy Hollow, New York