Vulcain
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| Name | Vulcain | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,362 tons | ||
| Completed | 1911 - Ateliers & Chantiers de France, Dunkirk | ||
| Owner | E.R. Management Co Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Cardiff | ||
| Date of attack | 24 May 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-38 (Heinrich Liebe) | ||
| Position | 09.20N, 15.35W - Grid ET 2281 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 41 (7 dead and 34 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-318 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Newport - Barry - Freetown | ||
| Cargo | 4617 tons of coal | ||
| History | Completed in October 1911 as French Vulcain for Cie des Affrêteurs Français, Rouen. 1934 transferred to Société Anonyme les Cargos Algériens, Rouen. In July 1940 taken over at Milford Haven by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.49 hours on 24 May, 1941, the Vulcain (Master Jack Reginald Lewis), dispersed from convoy OB-318, was hit underneath the bridge by one G7a torpedo from U-38 and sank immediately by the bow about 160 miles northwest of Freetown. Seven crew members were lost. The ship had been missed with a spread of two G7a torpedo at 00.32 hours. The master and 33 crew members made landfall at Boffa, French Colonial Territory and were interned by the Vichy French authorities. The master was awarded the Lloyds War Medal for bravery at sea. | ||
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