Victoria City
British Steam merchant
Photo from City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2815
| Name | Victoria City | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,739 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Bideford | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Dec 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-140 (Hans-Peter Hinsch) | ||
| Position | 55° 27'N, 8° 45'W - Grid AM 5532 | ||
| Complement | 43 (43 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | HX-90 (straggler) | ||
| Route | New York (17 Nov) - Halifax (21 Nov) - London | ||
| Cargo | Steel | ||
| History | Completed in December 1929 | ||
| Notes on event | At 21.42 hours on 3 December 1940 the unescorted Victoria City (Master Alfred Longstaff), a straggler from convoy HX-90, was hit on port side underneath the bridge by one G7a torpedo from U-140 and sank by the bow within 15 seconds about 20 miles north-northwest of Tory Island. The master and 42 crew members were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 43 people who were on board. | ||
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