Maja
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| Name | Maja | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8.181 tons | ||
| Completed | 1931 - C. van der Giessen & Zonenīs Scheepswerven NV, Krimpen | ||
| Owner | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Jan, 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-1055 (Rudolf Meyer) | ||
| Position | 53.40N, 05.14W - Grid AM 98 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 65 (25 dead and 40 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Swansea - Belfast - Reykjavik | ||
| Cargo | 10680 tons of gasoil and motor spirit | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | On 15 Jan, 1945, the unescorted Maja (Master William Cecil Robinson) was torpedoed and sunk by U-1055 southeast of Drogheda. 17 crew members and eight gunners were lost. The master, 37 crew members and two gunners were picked up by the Belgian trawler Hendrik Conscience and landed at Holyhead. | ||
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