Sabor
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Sabor | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,212 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull | ||
| Owner | Royal Mail Lines Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Mar 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-506 (Erich Würdemann) | ||
| Position | 34° 30'S, 23° 10'E - Grid KY 6177 | ||
| Complement | 58 (7 dead and 51 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Port Said - Mombasa - Tamatave - Durban - Capetown - Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Cargo | 1100 tons of salt ballast and 63 bags of mail | ||
| History | Laid down as War Whale for The Shipping Controller, completed in April 1920 as Sabor for Royal Mail Lines Ltd, London. | ||
| Notes on event | At 03.09 hours on 7 March 1943 the unescorted Sabor (Master Peter Merrick Burrell) was torpedoed by U-506 southeast of Mossel Bay. The ship sank after being hit by a coup de grâce at 05.32 hours. Seven crew members were lost. The master, 41 crew members and nine gunners were picked up by the SAAF crash launch R-8 and landed at Mossel Bay. | ||
| On board | We have details of 9 people who were on board. | ||
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