Scottish Chief
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| Name | Scottish Chief | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 7.006 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Tankers Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-177 (Robert Gysae) | ||
| Position | 30.39S, 34.41E - Grid KP 9780 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 48 (36 dead and 12 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Bandar Mashur (28 Oct) - Bandar Abbas - Capetown | ||
| Cargo | 13.000 tons of Admiralty fuel oil | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.07 hours on 19 Nov, 1942, the unescorted Scottish Chief (Master Thomas Thorogood), dispersed from a convoy of 15 ships, was hit by two torpedoes from U-177 about 200 miles east-southeast of Durban. The tanker broke up in a big explosion and sank in flames. The master, 32 crew members and three gunners were lost. Five survivors were picked up by HMS Jasmine (K 23) (LtCdr C.D.B. Coventry) and seven survivors by HMS Genista (K 200) (LtCdr R.M. Pattinson DSC) and landed at Durban. | ||
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