Frank B. Baird
Canadian Steam merchant
| Name | Frank B. Baird | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,748 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - Napier & Miller Ltd, Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co Ltd, Toronto | ||
| Homeport | Toronto | ||
| Date of attack | 22 May 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-158 (Erwin Rostin) | ||
| Position | 28° 03'N, 58° 50'W - Grid DD 94 | ||
| Complement | 23 (0 dead and 23 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Demerara, British Guiana - Sydney | ||
| Cargo | 2457 tons of bauxite | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | On 22 May 1942 the unescorted Frank B. Baird (Master Charles Swanson Tate) was sunk by gunfire by U-158 east-southeast of Bermuda. The master and 22 crew members were picked up by the Norwegian merchant Talisman and landed at Point Noire, French Equatrorial Africa. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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