Oakdene
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| Name | Oakdene | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.255 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Dene Shipping Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 6 May, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-105 (Georg Schewe) | ||
| Position | 06.19N, 27.55W - Grid ES 4449 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 35 (0 dead and 35 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OG-59 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Cardiff - Buenos Aires | ||
| Cargo | 6222 tons of coal | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 10.52 hours on 6 May, 1941, the Oakdene (Master Ernest Hart), dispersed from convoy OG-59, was hit by one torpedo from U-105 and sank northwest of St. Paul Rocks. The master, 31 crew members and three gunners were picked up by the HMS Dorsetshire (40) (Capt B.S.C. Martin). | ||
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