Oakton
| Name | Oakton | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,727 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton | ||
| Owner | Gulf & Lake Navigation Co Ltd, Montreal | ||
| Homeport | Montreal | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Sep 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-517 (Paul Härtwig) | ||
| Position | 48.50N, 63.46W - Grid BB 1842 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 20 (3 dead and 17 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | QS-33 | ||
| Route | Sandusky, Ohio - Corner Brook, Newfoundland | ||
| Cargo | 2289 tons of coal | ||
| History | Completed in May 1923 for Mathews Steamship Co Ltd, Toronto. 1932 sold to Frederick C. Clarkson (Toronto Elevators Ltd), Toronto and 1934 to Gulf & Lake Navigation Co Ltd, Montreal. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.01 and 23.02 hours on 7 Sep, 1942, U-517 fired torpedoes at the convoy QS-33 south of Anticosti Island and sank the Mount Pindus, Oakton and Mount Taygetus. The Oakton (Master Alfred Edward Brown) sank within two minutes. Three crew members were lost. The master and 16 crew members were picked up by the Canadian motor launch HMCS Q-083. | ||
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