Nemanja
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| Name | Nemanja | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.226 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Bartram & Sons Ltd, South Dock, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Jugoslavenski Lloyd Akcionarsko Drustvo, Zagreb | ||
| Homeport | Dubrovnik | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  Yugoslavian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-84 (Horst Uphoff) | ||
| Position | 40.30N, 64.50W - Grid CB 4269 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 47 (13 dead and 34 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | San Pedro de Macaris, Dominican Republic - Halifax - UK | ||
| Cargo | 7207 tons of sugar | ||
| History | Completed in May 1918 as British War Perch for the Shipping Controller, managed by J. Westoll, Sunderland. 1919 sold to Prince Line, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and renamed Trojan Prince. 1924 renamed Hoosac for Warren Line, Liverpool. 1926 sold to Yugoslavia and renamed Nemanja for Atlanska Plovidba Ivo Racic, Dubrovnik. 1928 sold to Jugoslavenski Lloyd Akcionarsko Drustvo, Zagreb. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.57 hours on 8 Apr, 1942, the Nemanja was hit by one torpedo from U-84 after being missed by a spread of two torpedoes two hours earlier. The ship was followed by the U-boat since 19.00 hours the day before and was sunk by a coup de grāce at 05.42 hours. The master, 9 crew members and three gunners were lost. | ||
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