Scottish Chief
British Steam tanker
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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 | ||
| 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 | Completed in May 1928 | ||
| 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, (retired), RNR) and seven survivors by HMS Genista (K 200) (LtCdr R.M. Pattinson, DSC, RNR) and landed at Durban. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 37 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Scottish Chief.
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