Ellaroy
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Ellaroy | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 712 tons | ||
| Completed | 1905 - John Shearer & Sons Ltd, Kelvinhaugh | ||
| Owner | B.J. Morgan & Co, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Jul 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-30 (Fritz-Julius Lemp) | ||
| Position | 42° 30'N, 12° 36'W - Grid CG 1316 | ||
| Complement | 16 (0 dead and 16 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Lisbon - Newport, Mon | ||
| Cargo | 800 tons of pitwood | ||
| History | Completed in January 1905 as Sagenite for William Robertson, Glasgow. 1914 requisitioned by the Admiralty as ammunition carrier. 1919 returned to owner. 1940 renamed Ellaroy for B.J. Morgan & Co, Cardiff. | ||
| Notes on event | At 16.00 hours on 21 July 1940 the unescorted Ellaroy (Master Thomas Grafton Smith) was stopped by U-30 with gunfire about 180 miles west of Cape Finisterre. The Germans ordered the crew to abandon ship and sank her by a coup de grâce at 22.39 hours. The master and 15 crew members were picked up by the Spanish steam trawler Felix Montenegro and landed at Vigo, Spain. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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