Banffshire
| Name | Banffshire | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6.479 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Houston Line (London) Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Sep, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-532 (Ottoheinrich Junker) | ||
| Position | 09.26N, 71.20E - Grid LC 1224 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 100 (1 dead and 99 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Colombo (27 Sep) - Aden - UK | ||
| Cargo | 4700 tons of coconut oil, copra, plumbago, rubber and tea | ||
| History | Completed in January 1912 as Clan Macrae, 1921 renamed Banffshire. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.56 hours on 29 Sep, 1943, the Banffshire (Master Herbert Evans) was torpedoed and sunk by U-532 northwest of the Maldive Islands. One crew member was lost. The master, 88 crew members and ten gunners were picked up by HMIS Rajputana (J 197) (Lt W.G. Coltham, RIN) and landed at Colombo. | ||
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