Date of attack
21 Mar 1941
Fate
Sunk by U-105 (Georg Schewe)
Position 20.04N, 25.45W - Grid DT 7653
Complement
85 (61 dead and 24 survivors).
Convoy
SL-68
Route
Chittagong - Freetown (13 Mar) - London - Glasgow
Cargo 5000 tons of general cargo, including pig iron, groundnuts and tea
Torpedoed and Sunk off West Africa - 1941
Clan Ogilvy
Left Chittagong
For London
Lost 21 March 1941 |
Fate
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Master
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E Gough
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Survived
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Chief Officer
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H C Carter
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Survived
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Fifth Engineer
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W S Monro
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Lost
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Chief Steward
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J Relke
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Lost
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Asst Steward
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J A Murray
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Lost
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History
At 12.03 hours on 30 Jun, 1940, U-65 (Stockhausen) attacked the convoy SL-36 in 46°17N/14°35W and reported hits on two ships. In fact, only the Clan Ogilvy was hit.
She had been en route to from Tuticorin, India to London with a cargo of general cargo, including tea, groundnuts, chrome and manganese ore. No casualties.
The damaged ship was assisted by HMS Vesper (D 55) (LtCdr W.E.F. Hussey, DSC, RN) and HMS Gladiolus (K 34) (LtCdr H.M.C. Sanders, RNR) and arrived at Falmouth on 4 July.
The ship was repaired and returned to service in October 1940.
Notes on loss
At 00.46 hours on 21 Mar, 1941, U-105 attacked the convoy SL-68 182 miles 350° from St. Antonio Island, Cape Verde Islands and sank the Clan Ogilvy and Benwyvis.
61 crew members from the Clan Ogilvy (Master Edward Gough) were lost.
The master and three crew members were picked up by the Batna and landed at Takoradi. 20 further survivors were rescued by the Spanish steam merchant Cabo Villano and landed at Santos.
