William Wilberforce
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | William Wilberforce | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.004 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - D. & W. Henderson & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Elder Dempster Lines Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Jan, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-511 (Fritz Schneewind) | ||
| Position | 29.20N, 26.53W - Grid DG 9116 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 63 (3 dead and 60 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Lagos - Takoradi - Hampton Roads - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 5054 tons of West African produce, including palm kernels, palm oil and rubber | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.42 hours on 9 Jan, 1943, the unescorted William Wilberforce (Master John William Andrew) was torpedoed and sunk by U-511 west of the Canary Islands. Three crew members were lost. The master, 41 crew members, six gunners and twelve passengers were picked up by the Spanish motor merchant Monte Arnabal and landed at Las Palmas. | ||
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