Silveryew
| Name | Silveryew | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6.373 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, North Sands, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Silver Line Ltd (Stanley & John Thompson Ltd), London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 30 May, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-106 (Jürgen Oesten) | ||
| Position | 16.42N, 25.29W - Grid EJ 1933 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 54 (1 dead and 53 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Calcutta - Capetown - Oban - London | ||
| Cargo | 2501 tons of pig iron, 5304 tons of kernels, 500 tons of manganese ore and 382 tons of kyanite ore | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.36 hours on 30 May, 1941, the unescorted Silveryew (Master James Smith) was hit in the stern by one of two torpedoes from U-106 and sank west of the Cape Verde Islands. One crew member was lost. The master, 49 crew members and three gunners made landfall at San Antonio, Cape Verde Islands. | ||
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