Lornaston
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| Name | Lornaston | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.934 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - R. Duncan & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Galbraith, Pembroke & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Mar, 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-275 (Helmuth Wehrkamp) | ||
| Position | 50.35N, 00.30W - Grid BF 3246 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 48 (0 dead and 48 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONA-289 | ||
| Route | Blyth - Casablanca | ||
| Cargo | 6002 tons of coal | ||
| History | 1940 bought from William S. Miller & Co, Glasgow.
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| Notes on loss | At 10.55 hours on 8 Mar, 1945, the Lornaston (Master David Cownie) in convoy ONA-289, en route to join the combined convoy OS-115/KMS-89, was torpedoed and sunk by U-275 northwest of Fécamp. The master, 40 crew members and seven gunners were picked up by HMS Holmes (K 581) (LtCdr P.S. Boyle) and HMS Palencia and landed at Newhaven. | ||
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