Delilian
British Steam merchant
| Name | Delilian | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,423 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - D. & W. Henderson & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Donaldson Brothers Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Mar 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-70 (Joachim Matz) | ||
| Position | 60.28N, 13.38W - Grid AM 1244 | ||
| Complement | 68 (0 dead and 68 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-293 | ||
| Route | Glasgow - St. John, New Brunswick | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Completed in April 1923 for F. Leyland & Co Ltd, Liverpool. 1934 sold to Charente SS Co Ltd (T. & J. Harrison) Liverpool. 1936 transferred to Donaldson Brothers Ltd, Glasgow. At 01.16 hours on 24 Feb, 1943, U-653 (Feiler) fired a stern torpedo at the convoy ON-166 in 46°02N/39°20W. The torpedo missed the intended target but detonated near the Delilian without damaging her. Post-war: Broken up at Port Glasgow in February 1954. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 7 Mar, 1941, U-70 attacked the convoy OB-293 southeast of Iceland, but was lost after a second attack at 07.25 hours. The survivors claimed that they had hit three ships in the first attack at 04.45 hours and another in the second. In fact they had hit Athelbeach and Delilian in station #71 and #61 during the first attack and Mijdrecht during the second. At about 04.50 hours, the Delilian was hit on the starboard side by one torpedo and her crew abandoned ship. When Mijdrecht approached one of her lifeboats about 90 minutes later, she was herself damaged by a torpedo from the same U-boat. Escorts later brought the crew back to Delilian which turned back and arrived at Kames Bay on 10 March. She was repaired at Glasgow and returned to service in May 1941. | ||
Location of attack on Delilian.
ship damaged.
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