City of Mandalay
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | City of Mandalay | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7,028 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Ellerman Lines Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Oct 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-46 (Herbert Sohler) | ||
| Position | 44° 57'N, 13° 36'W - Grid BE 9169 | ||
| Complement | 85 (7 dead and 78 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HG-3 | ||
| Route | Saigon - Singapore - Port Swettenham - India - Le Havre - Dunkirk - London - Glasgow | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including tea, rubber and sago | ||
| History | Completed in January 1925 | ||
| Notes on event | At 08.00 hours on 17 October 1939, U-46 attacked the Yorkshire in the unescorted convoy HG-3 with four rounds from her 8.8cm gun, no hits were scored and as the vessel fired back the U-boat dived. The City of Mandalay (Master Alexander Graham Melville) sank a short time later 360 miles west-northwest of Cape Finisterre. Seven crew members were lost. 78 crew members and passengers were picked up by the American steam merchant Independence Hall and landed at Bordeaux. | ||
| On board | We have details of 9 people who were on board. | ||
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