Baron Semple
British Steam merchant
Baron Semple at Newport on 1 September 1939. Photo courtesy of Alexander Macvicar.
| Name | Baron Semple | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,573 tons | ||
| Completed | 1939 - C. Connell & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | H. Hogarth & Sons Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Ardrossan | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Nov 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-848 (Wilhelm Rollmann) | ||
| Position | 05S, 21W - Grid FD 60 | ||
| Complement | 62 (62 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rio de Janeiro - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | Iron ore | ||
| History | Completed in January 1939 | ||
| Notes on loss | On 2 Nov, 1943, the unescorted Baron Semple (Master Philip Jarvis Carnie) was torpedoed and sunk by U-848 northwest of Ascension Island. The master, 55 crew members and six gunners were lost. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 58 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Baron Semple.
ship sunk.
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