Baron Ogilvy
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Baron Ogilvy | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.391 tons | ||
| Completed | 1926 - Ayrshire Dockyard Co Ltd, Irvine | ||
| Owner | H. Hogarth & Sons Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Ardrossan | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Sep, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-125 (Ulrich Folkers) | ||
| Position | 02.30N, 14.30W - Grid ET 8986 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 41 (8 dead and 33 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rio de Janeiro (18 Sep) - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | 5150 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 12.55 hours on 29 Sep, 1942, the unescorted Baron Ogilvy (Master John Steven) was torpedoed and sunk by U-125 southwest of Cape Palmas. Four crew members and four gunners were lost. The master, 28 crew members and four gunners were picked up by the Portuguese merchant Mouzinho and landed at Capetown. | ||
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