King Malcolm (2)

Torpedoed and Sunk in The North Atlantic - 1941

King Malcolm

Left Sydney Cape Breton

For Belfast

Lost  28 October 1941

Fate

Master

J Wilson

Lost

Chief Officer

M N Hulse

Lost

Second Officer

J K Donnelly

Lost

Third Officer

D R MacKay

Lost

Apprentices

R W Glazebrook

N G Matthews

L F Robinson

S T Wills

All Lost

First Radio Officer

J M Campbell

Lost

Second Radio Officer

J Quill

Lost

Chief Engineer

J Burdon

Lost

Second Engineer

W Wilson

Lost

Third Engineer

J D Ayestaran

Lost

Fourth Engineer

G D Ashton

Lost

Fifth Engineer

E W Hamlett

Lost

Electrician

J R Taylor

Lost

Carpenter

M Jakobson

Lost

Bosun

P Cullen

Lost

Able Seamen

J H Blake

M Cashman

D MacLachlan

T J Seymour

J Snijder

All Lost

Sailor

R Drysdale

Lost

Greasers

G H Cliff

E A Pettersen

J Rufo

All Lost

Stewards

A Dunn

W E James

Both Lost

Asst Steward

A Conley

Lost

Cook

A E Manning

Lost

Galley Boy

G I Down

Lost

Date of attack

28 Oct 1941

Fate

Sunk by U-106 (Hermann Rasch)

Position Grid AK 9985

Complement

38 (38 dead - no survivors)

Convoy

SC-50 (straggler)

Route

Haifa - Sydney CB (17 Oct) - Belfast - Garston

Cargo

Potash

Notes on loss  

At 07.19 hours on 28 Oct, 1941, the King Malcolm (Master James Wilson) was hit by one of two torpedoes from U-106 and sank within three minutes southeast of St. Johns.

The ship had been in convoy SC-50, but straggled and was last seen on 21 October in 47°40N/51°15W.

The master, 33 crew members and four gunners were lost.

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

King Malcolm (2)

1925

1941 Torpedoed and sunk off Nova Scotia

5064

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

148713

D & W Henderson

Glasgow

Harland & Wolff

Glasgow

Motor 6 Cyl

Burmeister & Wain

1850 BHP

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