History
United Kingdom
Name	Rononia
Owner	Kottingham Trawling Co Ltd (C.G. Mastin), Grimsby[2]
Port of registry	Grimsby (1913–19) Fleetwood (1919–24) Grimsby (1924–42)[1]
Builder	Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley[2][1]
Yard number	271[1]
Launched	24 April 1913[1]
Completed	June 1913[1]
In service	1913–1942[2][1]
Fate	Sunk by U-701 on 6 March 1942.[2][1]
General characteristics
Tonnage	213 GRT 89 NRT[1]
Length	117.1 ft (35.7 m)
Beam	21.5 ft (6.6 m)
Depth	12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion	430ihp T3-cyl and boiler by C.D. Holmes & Co Ltd, Hull
Crew	11[2]

The Rononia was a steam fishing trawler that operated for almost 30 years. Completed in 1913, she went through several owners before being requisitioned as a war trawler during the First World War. The ship survived the war and again was sold multiple times before being bought by her final owner, Kottingham Trawling Co Ltd. On 6 March 1942, Rononia was torpedoed by U-701 whilst sailing to Iceland. The trawler immediately broke up with the loss of all hands.

Rononia was constructed by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd in Beverley, Yorkshire for her original owner, Pelham Steam Fishing Co Ltd of Grimsby. Launched on 24 April 1913 at yard 271, the trawler had a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 213 and a net register tonnage (NRT) of 89. The ship's dimensions included a length of 117.1 ft (35.7 m), a breadth of 21.5 ft (6.6 m), and a depth of 12.1 ft (3.7 m). Her engine was a 430 horsepower T3-cylinder by C.D. Holmes & Co Ltd of Hull.^[1]

Rononia was auctioned and sold to Walter Olney of Fleetwood several months after her completion. Two years later, the trawler was confiscated by the Royal Navy to serve in the First World War, after which she was sold to The Neva Steam Trawlers Ltd. After the war, Rononia returned to Fleetwood and was owned by Neva Steam Trawlers for five years, being bought by Harold Bacon of Grimsby in 1924. After her owner died in 1929, the steamship was sold to Kottingham Trawling Co Ltd, which operated the ship until her sinking.^[1][3]

On 6 March 1942, Rononia embarked on a trip to fishing grounds off Iceland. About 200 miles (320 km) off Iceland, the ship was hit by a G7e torpedo from U-701. The U-boat had followed the trawler for twelve hours, believing that the latter was an anti-submarine trawler. Rononia broke up in two explosions with all on board killed.^[2][1][3]

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1942
Shipwrecks	1 Mar: USS Edsall, HMS Encounter, HNLMS Evertsen, HMS Exeter, USS Houston, USS Pecos, HMAS Perth, USS Pope, Rooseboom, U-656 2 Mar: HNLMS Banckert, USAT Don Esteban, Ha-13, HNLMS K X, HNLMS K XIII, HNLMS K XVIII, HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden, USS Pillsbury, USS Stewart, Toendjoek, Van Waerwijck, HNLMS Witte de With 3 Mar: USS Asheville, Koolama, SS Mary, USS Perch 4 Mar: HMAS Yarra 5 Mar: Auby 6 Mar: HNLMS Pieter de Bitter, Rononia 7 Mar: Arabutan, HNLMS Gouden Leeuw, Nyggjaberg, Uniwaleco 8 Mar: HNLMS Eland Dubois, HNLMS Jan van Amstel, Smyshlyony 10 Mar: Lady Nelson, Kongō Maru, Tenyo Maru, Yokohama Maru 11 Mar: HMS Naiad 12 Mar: Texan 13 Mar: Tama Maru No. 2, Tolten 14 Mar: U-133 15 Mar: U-503, HMS Vortigern 17 Mar: Île de Batz, San Demetrio 18 Mar: E.M. Clark 19 Mar: Papoose 20 Mar: HMS Heythrop 21 Mar: Vamar 23 Mar: British Prudence 24 Mar: HMS Southwold, U-655 26 Mar: HMS Jaguar, HMS Legion, HMS P39 27 Mar: USS Atik, U-587, Equipoise 28 Mar: HMS Campbeltown, Raceland 29 Mar: Hertford, Z26 30 Mar: U-585 Unknown: Emilia, Panay
Other incidents	2 Mar: Ruth Kellogg, HMS Walney 4 Mar: USS Sargo, HMAS Tambar 5 Mar: Takao Maru 10 Mar: China Maru, Tama Maru No. 2 11 Mar: Komintern 15 Mar: Olean 16 Mar: Irish Willow, U-753 22 Mar: Kingston 23 Mar: USS Gato 25 Mar: Imperial Transport Unknown date: USS Drum
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