Cervantes
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Cervantes | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.810 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - H. & C. Grayson Ltd, Garston, Liverpool | ||
| Owner | MacAndrews & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Sep, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-124 (Johann Mohr) | ||
| Position | 48.37N, 20.01W - Grid BE 2711 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 40 (8 dead and 32 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HG-73 | ||
| Route | Lisbon - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 500 tons of potash and 400 tons of cork | ||
| History | Completed in July 1919 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.35 hours on 26 Sep, 1941, the Cervantes (Master Henry Austin Fraser) in convoy HG-73 was torpedoed and sunk by U-124 north-northeast of the Azores. Three crew members, two gunners and three DBS were lost. The master, 27 crew members, three gunners and one DBS were picked up by HMS Stork (U 81) (Cdr F.J. Walker, RN) and landed at Liverpool. The ship was repatriating four survivors (DBS) from the Ciscar, which had been sunk by U-201 (Schnee) on 19 August. | ||
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