Koranton
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Koranton | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,695 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | R. Chapman & Son, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Homeport | Newcastle | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Mar 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-98 (Robert Gysae) | ||
| Position | 59N, 27W - Grid AL 2518 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 34 (34 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | SC-25 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Philadelphia - Sydney - Hull | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 13.50 hours on 27 Mar, 1941, the Koranton (Master Charles Edward Howard), a straggler from convoy SC-25, was hit by a stern torpedo from U-98 and sank immediately south-southwest of Reykjavik. The master and 33 crew members were lost. | ||
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