St. Elwyn
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | St. Elwyn | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,940 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, North Sands, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | South American Saint Line, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Cardiff | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Nov 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-103 (Viktor Schütze) | ||
| Position | 55.30N, 19.30W - Grid AL 6824 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 40 (24 dead and 16 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-249 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Hull - Santos | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.24 hours on 28 Nov, 1940, the St. Elwyn (Master Edward Thomas Alexander Daniells, DSC and bar), dispersed from convoy OB-249, was hit near the bridge by one torpedo from U-103 about 500 miles east of Bishop Rock. The U-boat had spotted the ship at 09.51 hours and had to overtake her again after a first submerged attack failed due to the zigzag course. The ship sank by the stern after being hit by a coup de grāce in the engine room at 20.27 hours. The master and 23 crew members were lost. 16 crew members were picked up by the British merchant Leeds City and landed at Gourock. | ||
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