Stangarth
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| Name | Stangarth | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.966 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - W. Pickersgill & Sons, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | J.A. Billmeir & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Mar, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-504 (Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske) | ||
| Position | 22N, 65W - Grid DO 5450 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 46 (46 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York (11 Mar) - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands - Capetown - India | ||
| Cargo | Goverment stores and general cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 18.24 hours on 16 Mar, 1942, the unescorted Stangarth (Master William Ewart Herbert) on her maiden voyage was hit by one torpedo from U-504, exploded and sank northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The master, 39 crew members and six gunners were lost. | ||
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