Daronia
British Motor tanker
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Daronia | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 8,139 tons | ||
| Completed | 1939 - R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Aug 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-861 (Jürgen Oesten) | ||
| Position | 31° 10'S, 38° 00'E - Grid JA 1125 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | DN-68 | ||
| Route | Durban (18 Aug) - Abadan | ||
| Cargo | Ballast, part cargo of empty drums and general cargo | ||
| History | Completed in February 1939 Post-war: Broken up at Hong Kong in November 1960. | ||
| Notes on event | At 19.41 hours on 20 Aug 1944 the Daronia in convoy DN-68 was hit by two torpedoes from U-861. The damaged tanker returned to Durban on 26 August and was not repaired until the war ended, returning to service in February 1946. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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