Kanbe
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| Name | Kanbe | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6.244 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - William Denny & Brothers Ltd, Dumbarton | ||
| Owner | P. Henderson & Co, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 9 May, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-123 (Horst von Schroeter) | ||
| Position | Grid EU 4792 - See estimated map location (05.10N11.10W) * | ||
| Complement | 66 (61 dead and 5 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | TS-38 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Alexandria - Takoradi - Freetown - UK | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including 3500 tons of copper | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.55 hours on 9 May 1943, the unescorted Kanbe (Master John Frederick Thomas Burke), a straggler from convoy TS-38, was hit by two torpedoes from U-123 and sank within two minutes about 60 miles south of Monrovia. The master, 57 crew members and three gunners were lost. Five crew members were picked up by the Spanish merchant Rio Francoli and landed at Santa Isabel, Fernando Po. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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