Javanese Prince
| Name | Javanese Prince | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 8.593 tons | ||
| Completed | 1926 - Deutsche Werft AG, Betrieb Finkenwärder, Hamburg | ||
| Owner | Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 20 May, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-138 (Franz Gramitzky) | ||
| Position | 59.46N, 10.45W - Grid AM 2338 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 59 (1 dead and 58 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Cardiff - New York | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.24 hours on 20 May 1941, the Javanese Prince (Master George Gillanders) was torpedoed and sunk by U-138 155 miles northwest of the Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. One crew member was lost. The master, 45 crew members, eight gunners and four passengers were picked up by the HMS Faulknor (H 62) (Capt A.F. de Salis), the HMS Lincoln (G 42) (Lt R.J. Hanson) and the HMS Assurance (W 59) (SubLt E.E. Litts). All survivors were transferred to the Toward (Master Arthur James Knell) and landed at Gourock on 28 May. | ||
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