Scholar (British Steam merchant) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
Ships hit by U-boats
British Steam merchant
| Name | Scholar | |
| Type: | Steam merchant | |
| Tonnage | 3,940 tons | |
| Completed | 1922 - C. Connell & Co Ltd, Glasgow | |
| Owner | T. & J. Harrison, Liverpool | |
| Homeport | Liverpool | |
| Date of attack | 22 Sep 1940 | Nationality:  British |
| Fate | Sunk by U-100 (Joachim Schepke) | |
| Position | 55° 11'N, 17° 58'W - Grid AL 6553 | |
| Complement | 45 (0 dead and 45 survivors). | |
| Convoy | HX-72 | |
| Route | Galveston - Halifax - Manchester | |
| Cargo | 5484 bales of cotton, 2023 tons of steel, 54 tons of arsenic, 242 tons of wood pulp and 965 tons of lumber | |
| History | Completed in June 1922 | |
| Notes on event | At 00.50 hours on 22 Sep 1940 the Scholar (Master William Robert Mackenzie) in convoy HX-72 was hit by a stern torpedo from U-100 about 340 miles west of Bloody Foreland. The ship was hit near the bridge, caught fire and developed a sharp list. She was taken in tow the next day by HMS Marauder (W 98) (Lt W.J. Hammond, RNR) in 55°10N/17°49W. On 24 September, the tow was abandoned and the wreck scuttled by HMS Skate (H 39) (Lt F.P. Baker, DSC, RN) in 54°38N/16°40W. The master, 43 crew members and one gunner were picked up by the destroyer and landed at Londonderry. | |
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. |
Location of attack on Scholar.
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