Fintra
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| Name | Fintra | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,089 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - E. Finch & Co (1916) Ltd, Chepstow, Monmouthshire | ||
| Owner | Christian Salvesen & Co, Edinburgh | ||
| Homeport | Leith | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Feb 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-371 (Waldemar Mehl) | ||
| Position | 36.57N, 03.41E - Grid CH 94 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 35 (12 dead and 23 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Philippeville (22 Feb) - Algiers | ||
| Cargo | 340 tons of ammunition and stores | ||
| History | Completed in May 1918 as Tutshill for E.Finch & Co Ltd, London. 1919 renamed Carcavellos for A. Maritima. 1927 renamed Fintra for Christian Salvesen & Co, Edinburgh. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 12.50 hours on 23 Feb, 1943, the unescorted Fintra (Master Richard John Roll) was torpedoed and sunk by U-371 northeast of Algiers. The master, 21 crew members and one passenger were saved. Seven crew members and five gunners were lost. | ||
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