Indier
| Name | Indier | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,409 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Sir John Priestman & Co Ltd, Southwick, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA, Antwerp | ||
| Homeport | Antwerp | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Apr 1941 | Nationality:  Belgian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-73 (Helmut Rosenbaum) | ||
| Position | 58.13N, 27.36W - Grid AK 3687 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 46 (42 dead and 4 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-26 | ||
| Route | Philadelphia - New York - Halifax - Glasgow | ||
| Cargo | 6300 tons of steel and general cargo | ||
| History | Completed August 1918 as British War Redcap for Shipping Controller, managed by H. Roberts & Son; 1919 renamed Belgian Indier for Lloyd Royal Belge SA, Antwerp; 1930 transferred to Compagnie Maritime Belge SA, Antwerp. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.08 hours in 3 Apr, 1941, U-73 hit the Westpool in convoy SC-26 with one torpedo and one minute later missed a presumed armed merchant cruiser with another. At 05.12 hours, a third torpedo was fired which struck the Indier (Master J. Onghena) under the bridge, causing the ship to sink within one minute over the bow. 42 men of the 44 crew members and two gunners on board were lost. The four survivors were picked up and landed at Liverpool. | ||
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