HMS Scotstoun
Caledonia before her conversion into the AMC HMS Scotstoun
| Name | HMS Scotstoun | ||
| Type: | Armed Merchant Cruiser | ||
| Tonnage | 17.046 tons (one of the largest ships sunk). | ||
| Completed | 1925 - A. Stephen & Sons Ltd, Linthouse, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Jun, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-25 (Heinz Beduhn) | ||
| Position | 57.00N, 09.57W - Grid AM 0217 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 352 (7 dead and 345 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Clyde (12 Jun) - Northern Patrol - Clyde | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | On 30 Aug, 1939, the steam passenger ship Caledonia of the Anchor Line (Henderson Bros) Ltd, Glasgow was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to the armed merchant cruiser HMS Scotstoun. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.16 hours on 13 Jun, 1940, HMS Scotstoun (Capt S.K. Smyth, RN Rtd) of the 10th Cruiser Squadron was hit in the stern by one torpedo from U-25 about 80 miles west of Barra Island, Outer Hebrides. At 17.29 hours, a first coup de grāce missed, but a second hit just aft of the funnel and caused the ship to sink by the stern. Two officers and five ratings were lost. The survivors were picked up by HMS Highlander (H 44) (Cdr W.A. Dallmeyer, RN) and landed at the Clyde on 14 June. | ||
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