Lord Strathcona
Lord Strathcona
| Name | Lord Strathcona | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7.335 tons | ||
| Completed | 1915 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Dominion Shipping Co Ltd, Montreal | ||
| Homeport | Halifax | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Sep, 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-513 (Rolf Rüggeberg) | ||
| Position | 47.35N, 52.59W - Grid BB 6381 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 44 (0 dead and 44 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Wabana - Sydney | ||
| Cargo | Iron ore | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | On 5 Sep, 1942, U-513 entered the Conception Bay in Newfoundland to attack the ships lying at anchor in Wabana Roads. The U-boat sank at 16.15 hours the Saganaga and at 16.46 hours the Lord Strahcona. The Lord Strahcona (Master Charles Stewart) was hit by two bow torpedoes and sank within 90 seconds. The master and 43 crew members had prepared themselves to abandon ship after the first attack had been observed. They were all rescued by a Customs launch and landed at Lana Bay, Bell Island. | ||
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