Uganda
British Steam merchant
Photo from City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2798
| Name | Uganda | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,966 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - D. & W. Henderson & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Maclay & McIntyre Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Oct 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-47 (Günther Prien) | ||
| Position | 56° 35'N, 17° 15'W - Grid AL 0372 | ||
| Complement | 40 (0 dead and 40 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-79 | ||
| Route | Montreal - Halifax (8 Oct) - Milford Haven | ||
| Cargo | 6200 tons of lumber and 2006 tons of steel | ||
| History | Completed in November 1927 | ||
| Notes on event | At 22.13 hours on 19 Oct 1940, U-38 (Liebe) fired a torpedo at convoy HX-79 and missed the intended target but hit a vessel behind it, the Matheran. At 22.19 hours, U-38 fired another torpedo, which struck the Bilderdijk. Liebe then prepared to attack the next ship in the column but had to evade U-47, which had set its sights on the same ship, the Uganda and sank her with one torpedo at 22.27 hours. The master and 39 crew members from the Uganda (Master Charles Mackinnon) were picked up by HMS Jason (J 99) (LtCdr R.E. Terry, RN) and landed at Methil. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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