Baron Vernon
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| Name | Baron Vernon | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.642 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - D. & W. Henderson & Co Ltd, Partrick, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | H. Hogarth & Sons Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Ardrossan | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Oct, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-604 (Horst Höltring) | ||
| Position | 36.06N, 16.59W - Grid CF 9865 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 49 (0 dead and 49 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-125 | ||
| Route | Pepel - Freetown (16 Oct) - Belfast Lough - Port Talbot | ||
| Cargo | 5500 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.02 hours on 30 Oct, 1942, U-604 attacked the convoy SL-125 north of Madeira and observed later the Baron Vernon (Master Peter Liston) in sinking condition. At 23.19 hours, U-604 fired a torpedo on another ship and heard one hit that did not detonate after 52 seconds, probably a dud. The master, 42 crew members and six gunners were picked up by the British merchant Baron Elgin and landed at Madeira. | ||
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