Baluchistan
British Steam merchant
Baluchistan being hit by a torpedo
| Name | Baluchistan | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,992 tons | ||
| Completed | 1940 - J. Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields | ||
| Owner | F.C. Strick & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Mar 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-68 (Karl-Friedrich Merten) | ||
| Position | 4° 13'N, 8° 32'W - Grid EU 8196 | ||
| Complement | 71 (3 dead and 68 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Basrah - Capetown (25 Feb) - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | 8000 tons of general cargo, including dates | ||
| History | Completed in June 1940 | ||
| Notes on event | At 12.41 hours on 8 March 1942 the unescorted Baluchistan (Master Thomas Huntly Farrar) was hit on starboard side amidships by one of two G7e torpedoes from U-68 about 30 miles southwest of Grand Cess, Liberia. At 13.28 and 14.09 hours, the vessel was hit by two further torpedoes and finally sunk by gunfire between 14.31 and 14.40 hours with 21 high explosive and 14 incendiary shells. Three crew members were lost. The master, 58 crew members, four gunners and five passengers landed near Cape Palmas, Liberia. | ||
| On board | We have details of 4 people who were on board. | ||
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