Fort Richepanse
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| Name | Fort Richepanse | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.485 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Odense Staalskibsværft ved A.P. Møller, Odense | ||
| Owner | Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd, Montreal | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Sep, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-567 (Theodor Fahr) | ||
| Position | 52.15N, 21.10W - Grid AL 8563 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 63 (41 dead and 22 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Montreal - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 2890 tons of general cargo, including eggs and mail | ||
| History | Built as French Fort Richepanse for Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Paris. On 18 Feb, 1941, the Fort Richpanse was captured by the Royal Navy and taken to Gibraltar. The vessel was transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.42 hours on 3 Sep, 1941, the unescorted Fort Richepanse (Master Charles Draper) was torpedoed and sunk by U-567 about 450 miles southwest of Bloody Foreland. The master, 35 crew members and five passengers were lost. Ten crew members, five gunners and seven passengers were picked up by ORP Garland (H 37) and ORP Piorun (G 65) and landed at Greenock. | ||
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