City of Corinth
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| Name | City of Corinth | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,318 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - W. Gray & Co, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Ellerman Lines Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Nov 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-508 (Georg Staats) | ||
| Position | 10.55N, 61.01W - Grid ED 9949 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 87 (11 dead and 76 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Calcutta - Capetown - Pernambuco (7 Nov) - Trinidad - UK | ||
| Cargo | 8300 tons of general cargo, including tea, linseed and pig iron | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 08.54 hours on 17 Nov, 1942, the unescorted City of Corinth (Master George Johnston Law) was torpedoed by U-508 north of Trinidad. The vessel foundered later in 10°52´30N/61°03´30W. 11 crew members were lost. The master, 69 crew members and six gunners were picked up by the American submarine chaser USS PC-536 and landed at Port of Spain, Trinidad. | ||
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