Ripley
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| Name | Ripley | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.997 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | South American Saint Line, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Cardiff | ||
| Date of attack | 12 Dec, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-161 (Albrecht Achilles) | ||
| Position | 00.35S, 32.17W - Grid FC 5247 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 41 (0 dead and 41 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Forcados - Duala - Takoradi (1 Dec) - Trinidad - UK | ||
| Cargo | 9000 tons of palm oil, mahogany and rubber | ||
| History | Built for Stephens, Sutton Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1940 sold to South American Saint Line, Cardiff. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 14.24 hours on 12 Dec, 1942, the unescorted Ripley (Master Sydney Beeston Davis) was torpedoed by U-161 southwest of St. Paul Rocks and sank after a coup de grāce hit at 14.41 hours. The master, 33 crew members and seven gunners were rescued: The master and 28 survivors landed at Cape Branco, Brazil and the chief officer and eleven survivors were picked up by the British merchant Royal Star and landed at Buenos Aires on 23 December. | ||
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