Macedonier
| Name | Macedonier | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,227 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Lloyd Royal Belge (Great Britain) Ltd, Whiteinch, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA, Antwerp | ||
| Homeport | Antwerp | ||
| Date of attack | 12 Dec 1940 | Nationality:  Belgian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-96 (Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock) | ||
| Position | 57.52N, 08.42W - Grid AM 2663 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 41 (4 dead and 37 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-92 | ||
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| History | Laid down as Asier, completed as Macedonier
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| Notes on loss | At 04.31 hours on 12 Dec, 1940, the Macedonier in convoy HX-92 was torpedoed and sunk by U-96 ten miles south of St.Kilda, Hebrides. The survivors were picked up from two lifeboats by the Icelandic ship Súlan and taken to Fleetwood, after being spotted by an aircraft which guided the ship to the boats. | ||
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