Rutland
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Rutland | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,437 tons | ||
| Completed | 1935 - Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Dundee | ||
| Owner | James Currie & Co Ltd, Leith | ||
| Homeport | Leith | ||
| Date of attack | 31 Oct 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-124 (Georg-Wilhelm Schulz) | ||
| Position | 58° 45'N, 15° 60'W - Grid AL 3662 | ||
| Complement | 29 (29 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | HX-82 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Demerara (10 Oct) - Bermuda (18 Oct) - Larne | ||
| Cargo | Bauxite, charcoal and general cargo | ||
| History | Completed in December 1935 | ||
| Notes on event | At 21.58 hours on 31 Oct 1940 the unescorted Rutland (Master Robert N. Sinclair), a straggler from convoy HX-82, was hit in the foreship by one torpedo from U-124 after a chase of six hours and sank by the bow within 30 seconds about 100 miles northwest of Rockall. The master, 23 crew members, one gunner and four passengers were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 29 people who were on board. | ||
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