Queen Maud
British Motor merchant
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| Name | Queen Maud | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,976 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | T. Dunlop & Sons, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 5 May 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-38 (Heinrich Liebe) | ||
| Position | 07.54N, 16.41W - Grid ET 2871 | ||
| Complement | 44 (1 dead and 43 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-309 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Cardiff - Freetown - Alexandria | ||
| Cargo | 7320 tons of coal and government stores, including aircraft parts | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 11.05 hours on 5 May, 1941, the Queen Maud (Master Robert John McDonald), dispersed from convoy OB-309, was hit by two torpedoes from U-38 west of Freetown and sank within three minutes after a coup de grāce hit at 11.17 hours. One crew member was lost. The master, 38 crew members and four gunners were picked up by the Portuguese merchant Mirandella, transferred to HMS Dragon (D 46) (Capt R.J. Shaw MBE) and landed at Freetown on 8 May. | ||
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