Fort Fidler
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| Name | Fort Fidler | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant (North Sands) | ||
| Tonnage | 7,127 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd, North Vancouver BC | ||
| Owner | Smith, Hogg & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 14 May 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-616 (Siegfried Koitschka) | ||
| Position | 36.45N, 00.55E - - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 61 (0 dead and 61 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | GUS-39 | ||
| Route | Taranto - Hampton Roads | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in May 1943 for the Canadian Government, lend-leased on bareboat charter to British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Post-war: Broken up at Bilbao in October 1971. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.30 hours on 14 May 1944, U-616 attacked the convoy GUS-39 and damaged the G.S. Walden and Fort Fidler. The Fort Fidler managed to reach Oran and after temporary repairs was towed to Lisbon, arriving on 1 Mar, 1945. Sold to Portugal by the US Maritime Commission and returned to service as Alcoutim for Sociedade Geral de Comercio, Industria e Transportes, Lisbon. | ||
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