Date of attack

30 Mar 1941

Fate

Sunk by U-124 (Georg-Wilhelm Schulz)

Position Grid ET 5356

Complement

107 (102 dead and 5 survivors).

Route

Durban - Walvis Bay (20 Mar) - Freetown - London

Cargo

1549 tons of maize, 50 tons of pulses and 47 tons of jam

Notes on loss  

At 23.01 hours on 30 Mar, 1941, the unescorted Umona (Master Frederick Arthur Baden Peckham) was hit aft by one torpedo from U-124 and sank after being hit two minutes later by a coup de grâce about 90 miles southwest of Freetown. The master, 81 crew members, seven gunners and 13 passengers (6 DBS) were lost. One gunner and one passenger (DBS) were picked up after 13 days by the British steam merchant Lorca and landed at Freetown on 13 April. On 7 April, three crew members were picked up by HMS Foxhound (H 69) (Cdr G.H. Peters, RN), escort of convoy WS-7, in 07°25N/13°55W and landed at Freetown the next day.