Labud
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Labud | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.334 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Wm. Hamilton & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Jugoslavenska Plovidba DD, Susak | ||
| Homeport | Susak | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Jun, 1940 | Nationality:  Yugoslavian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-32 (Hans Jenisch) | ||
| Position | 51.06N, 08.38W - Grid AM 8898 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 34 (0 dead and 34 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Table Bay - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | Maize | ||
| History | Completed in July 1918 as British Ardgowan, 1922 renamed Silverash, 1925 renamed Apsleyhall, 1932 renamed Ezra, 1934 sold to Yugoslavia and renamed Labud. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 18.47 hours on 19 Jun, 1940, the unescorted Labud was stopped by U-32 with gunfire southwest of Fastnet, Ireland and torpedoed at 19.16 hours after the crew abandoned ship. The vessel remained afloat after the torpedo hit and was sunk by gunfire. | ||
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