Lurigethan
The Lurigethan under her former name Celaeno
| Name | Lurigethan | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,564 tons | ||
| Completed | 1916 - NV Rotterdamsche Droogdok Mij, Rotterdam | ||
| Owner | G. Heyn & Sons Ltd, Belfast | ||
| Homeport | Belfast | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Jan 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-105 (Georg Schewe) | ||
| Position | 53.46N, 16.00W - Grid AL 6987 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 51 (16 dead and 35 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-61 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Port Sudan - Hull | ||
| Cargo | 2459 tons of cotton seed and 871 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Built as Celaeno, 1933 renamed Lurigethan. | ||
| Notes on loss | The Lurigethan (Master Kennedy) straggled from convoy SL-61 due to bad weather and was bombed and damaged by a German Fw200 aircraft from I./KG 40 on 23 Jan, 1941. At 02.12 hours on 26 January, U-105 fired one torpedo at the burning and abandoned Lurigethan, which sank after the hit. 15 crew members and one gunner were lost. The master and 34 crew members were picked up by HMS Arabis (K 73) that had remained near the ship to wait for a tug. The U-boat had missed the corvette with two torpedoes before sinking the damaged ship. | ||
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