Viceroy of India
| Name | Viceroy of India | ||
| Type: | Troop transport | ||
| Tonnage | 19.627 tons (one of the largest ships sunk). | ||
| Completed | 1929 - A. Stephen & Sons Ltd, Linthouse, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | P. & O. Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 11 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-407 (Ernst-Ulrich Brüller) | ||
| Position | 36.26N, 00.24W - Grid CH 7619 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 454 (4 dead and 450 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | Torch | ||
| Route | Algiers (10 Nov) - Gibraltar - UK | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | On 12 Nov, 1940, the steam passenger ship Viceroy of India was requistioned as troop transport by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.24 hours on 11 Nov, 1942, the Viceroy of India (Master Sydney Herbert French) was torpedoed and sunk by U-407 34 miles northwest of Oran. The ship arrived at Algiers with convoy KMF-1A, disembarked her troops for Operation Torch and was returning empty to Gibraltar when torpedoed. She was taken in tow by HMS Boadicea (H 65) (LtCdr F.C. Brodrick), but sank in 36°24N/00°35W. Four crew members were killed. The master, 398 crew members, 29 gunners and 22 passengers were picked up by the destroyer and landed at Gibraltar. | ||
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