Loch Ranza
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| Name | Loch Ranza | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.958 tons | ||
| Completed | 1934 - A. Stephen & Sons Ltd, Linthouse, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Maclay & McIntyre Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 1 Dec, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-101 (Ernst Mengersen) | ||
| Position | 54.37N, 18.54W - Grid AL 5883 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 40 (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-90 | ||
| Route | Tacoma - Bermuda - Milford Haven - Swansea | ||
| Cargo | lumber, grain and plywood | ||
| History | On 3 Feb, 1942, the Loch Ranza was bombed by a Japanese aircraft in 00°37N/104°14E and was set on fire. The ship was beached in 00°36N/104°12E and was declared a total loss after an explosion on board. Seven of the 50 men on board were killed and two were later taken prisoner. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.12 hours on 1 Dec, 1940, U-101 attacked the convoy HX-90 about 340 miles west of Bloody Foreland and claimed one ship of 8000 tons sunk (Loch Ranza was only damaged), one ship of 6000 tons damaged (not confirmed) and one tanker of 12.000 tons sunk (Appalachee). | ||
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