Inverarder
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| Name | Inverarder | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 5.578 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | British Mexican Petroleum Co, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Feb, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-558 (Günther Krech) | ||
| Position | 44.34N, 42.37W - Grid BC 9446 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 42 (0 dead and 42 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONS-67 | ||
| Route | Londonderry - Halifax - Trinidad | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed July 1919 as War Hagara for Shipping Controller, managed by A. Weir & Co. 1920 renamed Inverarder for British Mexican Petroleum Co, London. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.28 hours on 24 Feb, 1942, U-558 fired a spread of two torpedoes at the convoy ONS-67 southeast of St.Johns and observed two hits on the Inverarder (Master Albert George Robins), which sank by the bow after 15 minutes. The master, 33 crew members and eight gunners were picked up by the British merchant Empire Flame, transferred to the rescue ship Toward (Master Arthur James Knell MBE DSC) and landed at Halifax on 1 March. | ||
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