Benmohr
British Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Benmohr | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,920 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - C. Connell & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Ben Line Steamers (William Thomson & Co), Leith | ||
| Homeport | Leith | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Mar 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-505 (Axel-Olaf Loewe) | ||
| Position | 6° 05'N, 14° 15'W - Grid ET 6480 | ||
| Complement | 56 (0 dead and 56 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Bombay - Durban - Freetown - Oban | ||
| Cargo | 8539 tons of general cargo, including silver bullion, pig iron and rubber | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 23.07 hours on 5 March 1942 the unescorted Benmohr (Master David Boag Anderson) was torpedoed and sunk by U-505 about 210 miles south-southwest of Freetown. The master, 51 crew members and four gunners were rescued by a British Sunderland flying boat (Sqdn. 95) and landed at Freetown. | ||
| On board | We have details of 4 people who were on board. | ||
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