Ville de Strasbourg
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| Name | Ville de Strasbourg | ||
| Type: | Troop transport | ||
| Tonnage | 7.159 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - North of Ireland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Londonderry | ||
| Owner | Union-Castle Mail SS Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Jan, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-371 (Waldemar Mehl) | ||
| Position | 37.04N, 04.06E - Grid CH 9466 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 51 (0 dead and 51 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | MKS-5 | ||
| Route | Bona - River Mersey | ||
| Cargo | Coal and ballast | ||
| History | In March 1941, the Vichy-French Ville de Strasbourg of Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, Dunkerque was seized by the Royal Navy off the Cape of Good Hope, transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and used as troop transport. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 18.31 hours on 7 Jan, 1943, the Ville de Strasbourg in convoy MKS-5 was torpedoed and damaged by U-371 off Bougie. The ship was towed to Algiers where she was further damaged by air attack. The Ville de Strasbourg was repaired and returned to service. In April 1945, she was returned to her owners and shortly thereafter transported French troops to Saigon. The ship was scrapped in 1952. | ||
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