City of Johannesburg
| Name | City of Johannesburg | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.669 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Barclay, Curle & Co, Whiteinch, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Ellerman Lines Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Oct, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-504 (Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske) | ||
| Position | 33.20S, 29.30E - Grid KZ 1972 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 89 (2 dead and 87 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Calcutta - Colombo (6 Oct) - Capetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | 7750 tons of general cargo, including pig iron, cotton, jute and tea | ||
| History | Built as Melford Hall, 1926 renamed City of Johannesburg | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.12 hours on 23 Oct, 1942, the unescorted City of Johannesburg (Master Walter Armour Owen) was torpedoed and sunk by U-504 southeast of East London. Two crew members were lost. The master and 12 crew members were picked up by the Dutch merchant Zypenberg and landed at Durban. 54 crew members were rescued by the British merchant Fort George and landed at Port Elizabeth. 20 crew members were picked up by King Edward and landed at Capetown. | ||
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