Scottish Trader
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Scottish Trader | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,016 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, North Sands, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Trader Navigation Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 6 Dec 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-131 (Arend Baumann) | ||
| Position | Grid AL 2830 | ||
| Complement | 43 (43 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | SC-56 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Philadelphia (15 Nov) - Sydney (22 Nov) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including steel and foodstuffs | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | On 6 Dec, 1941, the Scottish Trader (Master George Ralph Joseph Harkness), a straggler from convoy SC-56, was torpedoed and sunk by U-131 south of Iceland. The U-boat needed six torpedoes to sink the vessel. The master, 36 crew members and six gunners were lost. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 43 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Scottish Trader.
ship sunk.
* 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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