Roxburgh Castle
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Roxburgh Castle | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7.801 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | ||
| Owner | Union-Castle Mail SS Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Feb, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-107 (Harald Gelhaus) | ||
| Position | 38.12N, 26.22W - Grid CE 6837 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 64 (0 dead and 64 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Glasgow - Buenos Aires | ||
| Cargo | 1030 tons of chemicals and mail | ||
| History | Completed in June 1937 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 08.28 hours on 22 Feb, 1943, the unescorted Roxburgh Castle (Master George Henry Mayhew) was hit by one of three torpedoes from U-107 north of the Azores after being chased for five hours. She sank by the bow after a coup de grāce hit at 09.12 hours. The survivors were questioned by the Germans before they left the area. The master, 55 crew members and eight gunners landed at Ponta Delgada, Azores and were taken to Lisbon by the Portuguese steam passenger ship Serpa Pino. | ||
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