City of Baroda
British Steam passenger ship
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | City of Baroda | ||
| Type: | Steam passenger ship | ||
| Tonnage | 7,129 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Barclay, Curle & Co, Whiteinch, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Ellerman Lines Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Apr 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-509 (Werner Witte) | ||
| Position | 27° 56'S, 15° 21'E - Grid GJ 8144 | ||
| Complement | 338 (13 dead and 325 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | NC-9 | ||
| Route | London - Trinidad - Walvis Bay (1 Apr) - Durban - Colombo - Calcutta | ||
| Cargo | 7000 tons of general cargo and 1500 bags of mail | ||
| History | Completed in October 1918 | ||
| Notes on event | At 22.00 hours on 2 April 1943 the City of Baroda (Master Charles Stuart Nelson) in convoy NC-9 was hit by one of three torpedoes from U-509 about 90 miles south of Luderitz Bay, South West Africa. The badly damaged vessel was abandoned by the crew and two days later drifted ashore in 27°31S/15°19E and became a total loss after waves broke up the wreck until 26 April. One crew member and twelve passengers were lost. The master, 129 crew members, four gunners and 191 passengers were picked up by HMS Cape Warwick (FY 167) (T/Lt W.E. Goggin, RNR) and landed in Capetown. | ||
| On board | We have details of 15 people who were on board. | ||
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