Quebec City
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| Name | Quebec City | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.745 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Bideford | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Sep, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-156 (Werner Hartenstein) | ||
| Position | 02.12S, 17.36W - Grid FE 4925 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 46 (5 dead and 41 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Alexandria - Capetown (3 Sep) - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | 6600 tons of general cargo and cotton | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 15.46 hours on 19 Sep, 1942, the unescorted Quebec City (Master William Caradoc Thomas) was hit by one torpedo from U-156 north-northwest of the Ascension Island. The U-boat sank the ship with seven rounds from the deck gun and 58 rounds from the 37mm AA gun. Five crew members were lost. The master, 37 crew members and three gunners were picked up by HMS Decoy (H 75) (Lt G.I.M. Balfour) and landed at Freetown. | ||
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