Mary Slessor
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Mary Slessor | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,027 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - A. McMillan & Son Ltd, Dumbarton | ||
| Owner | Elder Dempster Lines Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Feb 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-118 (Werner Czygan) | ||
| Position | 35.58N, 05.59W - Grid CG 9585 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 80 (32 dead and 48 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | MKS-7 | ||
| Route | Algiers - Gibraltar - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including sardines and tartar | ||
| History | Completed in May 1930 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.59 hours on 7 Feb, 1943, the convoy MKS-7 ran into a minefield laid by U-118 on 1 and 2 February west of Gibraltar and lost three ships: Baltonia, Mary Slessor and Empire Mordred. The Mary Slessor (Master Charles Herbert Sweeney) later sank in 35°55N/06°02W in the Strait of Gibraltar. 28 crew members, two gunners and two passengers (military personnel) were lost. The master, 32 crew members, 12 gunners and three passengers were picked up by HMS Landguard (Y 56) (LtCdr T.S.L. Fox-Pitt, RD, RN) and landed at Liverpool. | ||
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