Matadian
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Matadian | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 4.275 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | United Africa Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Mar, 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-66 (Gerhard Seehausen) | ||
| Position | 05.07N, 04.47E - Grid EW 4789 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 47 (0 dead and 47 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Port Harcourt - Lagos - UK | ||
| Cargo | 5380 tons of palm oil | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | On 21 Mar, 1944, the unescorted Matadian (Master Cyril Gordon Silwyn Shorter) was torpedoed and sunk by U-66 southeast of Lagos. The master, 38 crew members and eight gunners were picked up by the British motor launch HMS ML-282 (SubLt D.R. Pearson), transferred to the British motor launch HMS ML-1016 and landed at Lagos. | ||
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