Ixion
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales
| Name | Ixion | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 10,263 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - Scott´s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock | ||
| Owner | Alfred Holt & Co, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 7 May 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-94 (Herbert Kuppisch) | ||
| Position | 61° 29'N, 22° 40'W - Grid AE 7744 | ||
| Complement | 105 (0 dead and 105 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-318 | ||
| Route | Glasgow (3 May) - New York | ||
| Cargo | 2900 tons of general cargo, including whisky and 900 bags of mail | ||
| History | Completed in December 1912 | ||
| Notes on event | Between 23.10 and 23.12 hours on 7 May 1941, U-94 fired four torpedoes at convoy OB-318 about 200 miles southwest of Reykjavik and reported four ships sunk, but Kuppisch apparently interpreted depth charges dropped by HMS Bulldog (H 91) (Cdr A.J. Baker-Cresswell, RN) and HMS Rochester (L 50) (LtCdr C.B. Allen, RN) immediately after the torpedoes had detonated on Ixion and Eastern Star as hits on other ships. The both escorts dropped together 67 depth charges on the U-boat, damaging it slightly. The Ixion (Master Walter Francis Dark) was hit on the port side at #7 hold by one torpedo and sank. The master and 18 crew members were picked up by HMS Marigold (K 87) (Lt W.S. MacDonald, RNVR) and landed at Greenock. 77 crew members and nine gunners were picked up by the British steam merchant Nailsea Moor and landed at Sydney, Nova Scotia. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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