Doggerbank
The Doggerbank under her former name Speybank. Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Doggerbank | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.154 tons | ||
| Completed | 1926 - Harland & Wolff Ltd, Govan, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Kriegsmarine | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 3 Mar, 1943 | Nationality:  German | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-43 (Hans-Joachim Schwantke) | ||
| Position | 29.10N, 34.10W - Grid DF 9329 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 365 (364 dead and 1 survivor). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Yokohama - France | ||
| Cargo | Raw material | ||
| History | Built as British Speybank for Andrew Weir & Co, London On 31 Jan, 1941 captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis in the Indian Ocean. A prize crew brought the ship to Bordeaux. Taken over by the Kriegsmarine, renamed Doggerbank (Schiff 53) and converted to auxiliary minelayer. Laid mines off South Africa and proceeded to Japan. | ||
| Notes on loss | The Doggerbank was returning as blockade-runner from Japan. At 21.53 hours on 3 Mar, 1943, U-43 torpedoed a steamer of the Dunedin Star type, but it was soon clear the she had sunk the Doggerbank, which was ahead of her scheduled arrival and was sunk in error. | ||
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