Dumfries
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| Name | Dumfries | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.149 tons | ||
| Completed | 1935 - R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn | ||
| Owner | B.J. Sutherland & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Dec, 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-322 (Gerhard Wysk) | ||
| Position | 50.23N, 01.43W - - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 59 (0 dead and 59 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | MKS-71 | ||
| Route | Bona, Algeria - Tyne | ||
| Cargo | 8258 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 11.50 hours on 23 Dec, 1944, the Dumfries (Master Robert Blackey) in convoy MKS-71 was torpedoed and sunk by U-322 south of St.Catherine´s Point, Isle of Wight. The master and seven crew members were picked up by HMS Balsam (K 72) (LtCdr Sir J.H.S. Fayer, DSC) and landed at Portsmouth. 41 crew members, eight gunners and two passengers were picked up by HMS Pearl (T 22) and landed at Southampton. | ||
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