Scottish Maiden
British Motor tanker
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| Name | Scottish Maiden | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6,993 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Vickers Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness | ||
| Owner | Tankers Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Nov 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 54° 36'N, 14° 23'W - Grid AM 4577 | ||
| Complement | 44 (16 dead and 28 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-83 | ||
| Route | Curaçao - Halifax (24 Oct) - Avonmouth | ||
| Cargo | 3000 tons of diesel oil and 6500 tons of marine fuel oil | ||
| History | Completed in December 1921 | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.55 hours on 5 Nov 1940 the Scottish Maiden (Master John William Albert Gibson) in convoy HX-83 was torpedoed and sunk by U-99 about 225 miles west by south of Bloody Foreland. The U-boat fired its last torpedo at three overlapping ships from a distance of 3600 metres and observed a hit in the stern of a tanker. 16 crew members were lost. The master and 27 crew members were picked up by HMS Beagle (H 30) (LtCdr R.H. Wright, RN) and landed at Liverpool. | ||
| On board | We have details of 18 people who were on board. | ||
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