Margot
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Margot | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.545 tons | ||
| Completed | 1926 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Kaye, Son & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 23 May, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-588 (Victor Vogel) | ||
| Position | 39N, 68W - Grid CB 4750 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 45 (1 dead and 44 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York (22 May) - Trinidad - Capetown - Alexandria | ||
| Cargo | 5500 tons of general cargo and military stores, including aircraft parts, tanks and explosives | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.03 hours on 23 May 1942, the unescorted Margot (Master Henry Bell Collins) was hit by one torpedo from U-588 southeast of Philadelphia. After 22.05 hours, the ship was attacked with gunfire until she sunk at 00.20 hours on 24 May in grid CB 4720. One crew member was lost. The survivors were questioned by the officers of the U-boat and a bottle of rum was given to them. The master, 38 crew members and five gunners were picked up four days later by the Swedish merchant Sagoland and landed at New York. | ||
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