Eskdene
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| Name | Eskdene | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.829 tons | ||
| Completed | 1934 - Bartram & Sons Ltd, South Dock, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Dene Shipping Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Apr, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-107 (Günter Hessler) | ||
| Position | 34.43N, 24.21W - Grid DG 3319 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 39 (0 dead and 39 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OG-57 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Hull - Buenos Aires | ||
| Cargo | 5167 tons of coal and general cargo | ||
| History | At 23.25 hours on 2 Dec, 1939, the Eskdene (Master E.J. Niblett), a straggler from convoy HN-3 due to a gale, was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-56 (Zahn) about 70 miles northeast of Tyne in 56°30N/01°40W (grid AN 5134), but stayed afloat with a heavy list on her load of timber. She was found on 6 December by a Norwegian ship and saved. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.42 hours on 8 Apr, 1941, the Eskdene (Master William Joshua Thomas), dispersed from convoy OG-57, was hit by two torpedoes by U-107 southeast of the Azores and was sunk by the U-boat with 104 rounds of gunfire. The master and 38 crew members were picked up on the same day by the British merchant Penhale and landed at Pernambuco on 22 April. | ||
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