Silveray
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Silveray | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,535 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, North Sands, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Silver Line Ltd (Stanley & John Thompson Ltd), London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 4 Feb 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-751 (Gerhard Bigalk) | ||
| Position | 43.54N, 64.16W - Grid BB 7488 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 49 (8 dead and 41 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-55 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Liverpool - Greenock - Halifax - New York | ||
| Cargo | 2229 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.27 hours on 4 Feb, 1942, the Silveray (Master Harry Green), dispersed from convoy ON-55, was torpedoed by U-751 and sank after being hit by two coups de grāce at 04.50 and 05.07 hours south of Halifax. Seven crew members and one gunner were lost. The master and 34 survivors were picked up by the US Coast Guard cutter USS Campbell (WPG 22) and landed at Argentia, Newfoundland. Six survivors were rescued by the Lucille M. and landed at Lockeport, Nova Scotia. | ||
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