Scholar
British Steam merchant
| Name | Scholar | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,940 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - C. Connell & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | T. & J. Harrison, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Sep 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-100 (Joachim Schepke) | ||
| Position | 55° 11'N, 17° 58'W - Grid AL 6553 | ||
| Complement | 45 (0 dead and 45 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-72 | ||
| Route | Galveston - Halifax - Manchester | ||
| Cargo | 5484 bales of cotton, 2023 tons of steel, 54 tons of arsenic, 242 tons of wood pulp and 965 tons of lumber | ||
| History | Completed in June 1922 | ||
| Notes on event | At 00.50 hours on 22 Sep 1940 the Scholar (Master William Robert Mackenzie) in convoy HX-72 was hit by a stern torpedo from U-100 about 340 miles west of Bloody Foreland. The ship was hit near the bridge, caught fire and developed a sharp list. She was taken in tow the next day by HMS Marauder (W 98) (Lt W.J. Hammond, RNR) in 55°10N/17°49W. On 24 September, the tow was abandoned and the wreck scuttled by HMS Skate (H 39) (Lt F.P. Baker, DSC, RN) in 54°38N/16°40W. The master, 43 crew members and one gunner were picked up by the destroyer and landed at Londonderry. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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