Medjerda
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Harold Appleyard
| Name | Medjerda | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,380 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | F.C. Strick & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Swansea | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Mar 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-105 (Georg Schewe) | ||
| Position | 16° 27'N, 21° 15'W - Grid EJ 3852 | ||
| Complement | 39 (39 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | SL-68 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Pepel (7 Mar) - Freetown (13 Mar) - Middlesbrough | ||
| Cargo | 6450 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | Completed in June 1924 | ||
| Notes on event | At 04.18 hours on 18 March 1941 the unescorted Medjerda (Master Charles Edward Banks), a straggler from convoy SL-68, was hit on the starboard side underneath the bridge by one G7e torpedo from U-105 and sank immediately after breaking in two within 30 seconds about 90 miles east of the Cape Verde Islands. The master, 34 crew members and four gunners were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 39 people who were on board. | ||
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