Scottish Trader
British Steam merchant
| Name | Scottish Trader | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,016 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, North Sands, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Trader Navigation Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 6 Dec 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-131 (Arend Baumann) | ||
| Position | 58° 00'N, 19° 30'W - Grid AL 2830 | ||
| Complement | 43 (43 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | SC-56 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Philadelphia (15 Nov) - Sydney, CB (22 Nov) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including steel and foodstuffs | ||
| History | Completed in November 1938 | ||
| Notes on event | About 21.00 hours on 6 December 1941 the unescorted Scottish Trader (Master George Reginald Harkness), a straggler from convoy SC-56, was torpedoed and sunk by U-131 about 300 miles south of Iceland. The U-boat needed six torpedoes to sink the zigzagging vessel. The master, 36 crew members and six gunners were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 43 people who were on board. | ||
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