Sultan Star
Photo courtesy of John Robertson
| Name | Sultan Star | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 12.306 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead | ||
| Owner | Blue Star Line Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Feb, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Herbert Schultze) | ||
| Position | 48.54N, 10.03W - Grid BF 1855 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 73 (1 dead and 72 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Buenos Aires (27 Jan) - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 7803 tons of frozen meat, 1000 tons of butter and general cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 16.55 hours on 14 Feb, 1940, U-48 fired a G7e torpedo at the unescorted Sultan Star (Master William Henry Bevan) southwest of the Scilly Isles. The ship was hit on starboard side aft and sank by the stern in 20 minutes. One man was killed by the explosion. The survivors abandoned ship in the lifeboats, were picked up by HMS Whitshed (D 77) (Cdr E.R. Condor) and HMS Vesper (D 55) (LtCdr W.F.E. Hussey DSC) and landed at Plymouth. The destroyers had been alerted by the emergency messages from Sultan Star, arrived within 30 minutes at the scene and unsuccessfully attacked the U-boat with 22 depth charges. | ||
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