King Malcolm
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | King Malcolm | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,120 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - D. & W. Henderson & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Dodd, Thomson & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Oct 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-106 (Hermann Rasch) | ||
| Position | Grid AK 9985 - See estimated map location (51.28N28.30W) * | ||
| Complement | 38 (38 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | SC-50 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Haifa - Sydney CB (17 Oct) - Belfast - Garston | ||
| Cargo | Potash | ||
| History | Laid down as River St. Lawrence, completed in December 1925 as King Malcolm | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.19 hours on 28 Oct, 1941, the King Malcolm (Master James Wilson) was hit by one of two torpedoes from U-106 and sank within three minutes southeast of St. Johns. The ship had been in convoy SC-50, but straggled and was last seen on 21 October in 47°40N/51°15W. The master, 33 crew members and four gunners were lost. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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