Lord Strathcona
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The
steamer Lord Strathcona was built in Sunderland in 1915,
and put in service as a transatlantic freighter between
America and England. She survived the first world war and
had a straightforward career until 1942. While she laid at
anchor outside Bell island together with other ships, they
were attacked 5.September
1942 by the German uboat U-513 under command of
Rolf Rüggeberg. She was the second ship to be attacked and
while she searched for survivors from the steamer Saganaga
who had just been torpedoed she too was struck by two
torpedoes and sank within a couple of minutes. The wreck
rest today on a depth of 22 to 37 meter outside Bell
island.
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| 47° 35' N, 52° 59' W ( Source: Uboat.net )  Picture: Lord Stratcona Originally from skovheim.org  Last updated: September 2019 |
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