Riverton
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| Name | Riverton | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7.345 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Burntisland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Burntisland | ||
| Owner | R. Chapman & Son, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Apr, 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-1023 (Heinrich-Andreas Schroeteler) | ||
| Position | 50.25N, 05.25W - Grid BF 2190 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 48 (3 dead and 45 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | TBC-135 | ||
| Route | Antwerp - Mumbles | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in September 1943
Post-war: | ||
| Notes on loss | At 15.35 hours on 23 Apr, 1945, U-1023 fired a spread of two LUT torpedoes at the convoy TBC-135 and heard one detonation and sinking noises. In fact, the Riverton was only damaged and managed to reach Swansea. The ship was towed to the Tyne in August 1945, repaired and returned to service. | ||
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