Highland Patriot
| Name | Highland Patriot | ||
| Type: | Motor passenger ship | ||
| Tonnage | 14.172 tons | ||
| Completed | 1932 - Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | ||
| Owner | Royal Mail Lines Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Belfast | ||
| Date of attack | 1 Oct, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-38 (Heinrich Liebe) | ||
| Position | 52.20N, 19.04W - Grid AL 9424 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 172 (3 dead and 169 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Buenos Aires - Glasgow | ||
| Cargo | 5700 tons of general and refrigerated cargo | ||
| History | Completed in May 1932 On 29 Dec, 1939, the unescorted Highland Patriot was attacked in error by Fresnel off the Canary Islands. The French submarine thought the ship was a German blockade runner, but was driven away by gunfire. No damage on either side. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.47 hours on 1 Oct, 1940, the unescorted Highland Patriot (Master Robert Henry Robinson) was hit amidships by two G7e torpedoes from U-38 about 500 miles west of Bishop Rock. At 07.08 hours, the abandoned ship was hit by a G7a coup de grâce, caught fire and sank. Three crew members were lost. The master, 135 crew members and 33 passengers were picked up by HMS Wellington (L 65) (Cdr. R.E. Hyde-Smith, RN) and landed at Greenock. | ||
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