Avelona Star
| Name | Avelona Star | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 13.376 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank | ||
| Owner | Blue Star Line Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Jun, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-43 (Wilhelm Ambrosius) | ||
| Position | 46.46N, 12.17W - Grid BE 6663 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 85 (1 dead and 84 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-36 | ||
| Route | Buenos Aires - Freetown (15 Jun) - London | ||
| Cargo | 5630 tons of frozen meat and 1000 tons of oranges | ||
| History | Built as steam passenger ship Avelona, 1929 renamed Avelona Star, 1931 converted to steam merchant | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.27 hours on 30 Jun, 1940, the Avelona Star (Master George Hernest Hopper) in convoy SL-36 was torpedoed by U-43 220 miles northwest of Cape Finisterre and was abandoned. The vessel foundered the next day in 46°59N/11°39W. One crew member was lost. The master and 83 crew members were picked up by the Beignon, which was herself sunk by U-30 (Lemp) on 1 July. Three survivors from the Avelona Star died. All survivors were picked up by the British destroyers HMS Vesper (D 55) (LtCdr W.E.F. Hussey DSC) and HMS Windsor (D 42) (LtCdr P.P.H.R. Pelly) and landed at Plymouth. | ||
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