Siam II
British Motor merchant
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
| Name | Siam II | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,637 tons | ||
| Completed | 1913 - Burmeister & Wain´s Maskin & Skibsbyggeri A/S, Copenhagen | ||
| Owner | United Baltic Co, London | ||
| Homeport | Bristol | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Sep 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-506 (Erich Würdemann) | ||
| Position | 3° 25'N, 15° 46'W - Grid ET 8831 | ||
| Complement | 39 (0 dead and 39 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Alexandria - Capetown (13 Sep) - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | 3502 tons of cotton, 5498 tons of general cargo and grain | ||
| History | Completed in April 1913 as Siam for A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni, Copenhagen. On 11 Apr 1940, seized by a British warship in the Strait of Malacca, transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Siam II. | ||
| Notes on event | At 23.47 hours on 30 Sep 1942 the unescorted Siam II (Master Aage Larsen) was torpedoed by U-506 southwest of Monrovia and sank after being hit by a coup de grâce at 00.05 hours on 1 October. The master, 36 crew members and two gunners were picked up on 1 October by Nagpore and landed at Freetown. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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