St. Lindsay
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | St. Lindsay | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.370 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Wallace Shipyards Ltd, North Vancouver BC | ||
| Owner | South American Saint Line, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Cardiff | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Jun, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-751 (Gerhard Bigalk) | ||
| Position | 51N, 30W - Grid BD 4144 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 43 (43 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OG-64 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Glasgow (3 Jun) - Clyde (5 Jun) - Trinidad - Buenos Aires | ||
| Cargo | 3000 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Built as Canadian Highlander, 1938 renamed St. Lindsay | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.46 hours on 14 Jun, 1941, the St. Lindsay (Master Oliver John S. Hill), dispersed from convoy OG-64, was torpedoed and sunk by U-751 southwest of Iceland. The ship was hit in the foreship and broke in two after a heavy detonation. The bow sank immediately and the stern sank vertically 80 seconds after the hit. The master and 42 crew members were lost. | ||
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