Abgara
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| Name | Abgara | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.422 tons | ||
| Completed | 1911 - W. Gray & Co, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Latvijas Kugniecibas Sabiedriba, Riga | ||
| Homeport | Riga | ||
| Date of attack | 6 May, 1942 | Nationality:  Latvian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-108 (Klaus Scholtz) | ||
| Position | 20.45N, 72.55W - Grid DN 8190 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 34 (0 dead and 34 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Savanna la Mar, Jamaica - Kingston - Montreal | ||
| Cargo | Sugar | ||
| History | Completed in September 1911 as Roselands, 1920 renamed Bisley, 1933 renamed Vinodol, 1936 renamed Abgara | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.11 hours on 6 May, 1942, the unescorted Abgara was hit in the bow by a G7a torpedo from U-108 15 miles southeast of Great Inagua Island, Bahamas. As the ship settled by the bow, the crew abandoned ship. At 22.23 hours, a first coup de grāce malfunctioned, but the second fired 16 minutes later hit underneath the bridge and caused the ship to sink after two minutes. | ||
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