Zarian
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Zarian | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,871 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | United Africa Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Freetown | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Dec 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-591 (Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche) | ||
| Position | 43.23N, 27.14W - Grid BD 9887 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 53 (4 dead and 49 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONS-154 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Leith - Loch Ewe (18 Dec) - Takoradi | ||
| Cargo | 7500 tons of general cargo and goverment stores | ||
| History | Completed in February 1938 At 01.18 hours on 1 Jul, 1940, U-26 (Scheringer) fired two G7a torpedoes at two ships in convoy OA-175 in 48°03N/11°11W. One of them hit the Zarian in station #14 on the port side aft. The U-boat was sunk shortly after this attack. The ship was en route in ballast from Southampton to Dakar. There were no casualties. She was towed to port by HMS Salvonia (W 43) (Lt G.M.M. Robinson, RNR), repaired and returned to service in June 1941. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.17 hours on 28 Dec, 1942, U-406 (Dieterichs) fired two FAT and three T-3 torpedoes at the convoy ONS-154 northwest of the Azores and reported two ships sunk and two ships damaged, but in fact three ships, Baron Cochrane in station #12, Lynton Grange in station #22 and Zarian in station #13 were hit and damaged. At 00.01 hours on 29 December, the Zarian (Master William Edward Pelissier) was sunk by a coup de grāce from U-591. Four crew members were lost. The master, 37 crew members, seven gunners and four passengers were picked up by HMS Milne (G 14) (Capt I.M.R. Campbell, DSO, RN) and landed at Ponta Delgada, Azores. | ||
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