City of Bath
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales
| Name | City of Bath | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,079 tons | ||
| Completed | 1926 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Ellerman Lines Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Dec 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-508 (Georg Staats) | ||
| Position | 9° 29'N, 59° 35'W - Grid EO 1276 | ||
| Complement | 83 (3 dead and 80 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Mombasa - Pernambuco (23 Nov) - Trinidad - UK | ||
| Cargo | 6800 tons general, including 2000 tons of copper ingots, 500 tons of magnesite ore, 500 tons of chrome ore and mail | ||
| History | Completed in June 1926 | ||
| Notes on event | At 01.43 hours on 2 Dec 1942 the unescorted City of Bath (Master Thomas Victor Birkett) was torpedoed and sunk by U-508 northwest of Georgetown, British Guiana. Three crew members were lost. The master and 27 survivors landed at Palo Seco, Trinidad on 5 December. 52 survivors were picked up on 3 December by the British steam merchant City of Dunkirk and landed at Trinidad. | ||
| On board | We have details of 11 people who were on board. | ||
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