Cape St. Andrew
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| Name | Cape St. Andrew | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,094 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - R. Duncan & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Mitchell, Cotts & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Nov 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-137 (Herbert Wohlfarth) | ||
| Position | 55.14N, 10.29W - Grid AM 5429 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 68 (15 dead and 53 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-240 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Middlesbrough - Oban (10 Nov) - Bombay | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.08 hours on 13 Nov, 1940, the Cape St. Andrew (Master Albert Roy Bebb), a straggler from convoy OB-240, was torpedoed by U-137 west-northwest of Aran Island. The ship was taken in tow by the British rescue tug HMS Salvonia (Lt G.M.M. Robinson) and escorted by the HMS Hurricane (H 06) (LtCdr H.C. Simms), but foundered the same day. The master, 13 crew members and one gunner were lost. 52 crew members and one gunner were picked up by the tug and landed at Greenock. | ||
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