Gartavon
| Name | Gartavon | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.777 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - H. & C. Grayson Ltd, Garston, Liverpool | ||
| Owner | Whimster & Co, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Sep, 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-47 (Günther Prien) | ||
| Position | 47.04N, 11.32W - Grid BF 4118 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Sete - La Goulette - Clyde | ||
| Cargo | 1600 tons of iron ore and 500 tons of general cargo, including asphalt | ||
| History | Built as Gelves, 1927 renamed Gartavon | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.47 hours on 7 Sep, 1939, the unescorted Gartavon (Master George Smith Hunter) was sunk by gunfire by U-47 northwest of Cape Ortegal. All hands were picked up by the Swedish motor tanker Castor and landed at Horta, Azores on 11 September. | ||
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