On 6 April 1942 the Bushranger (Master Martin Strandley) had left New York for South American ports with general cargo and was now on her homebound voyage.

At 14.00 hours on 31 May 1942 a periscope was sighted but it disappeared. At 20.55 hours the tracks of two torpedoes were seen crossing the starboard bow close to the ship. At this time the master commenced zigzagging and sent out three SSS warnings but received no answer.

At 03.54 hours on 1 June, the Bushranger was hit by a torpedo from U-107, causing the ship to sink rapidly. No lifeboats were launched and only four rafts were cut loose. 17 crewmen of the 37 crew members and six armed guards on board died, among them the master. Six men clung to a floating vegetable bin which had floated free and were eventually picked up by the raft of the chief mate. The four rafts stayed together for three days but on the fourth day the raft of the chief mate disappeared. On 7 June, the survivors on this raft were picked up by a US Navy Catalina aircraft and were taken to Kingston, Jamaica. On 5 June, the 19 survivors on the remaining three rafts saw a large aircraft circling three times, dropping flares and then left to the west. On 12 June, they were picked up by the US Coast Guard cutter USS Nike in 21°00N/83°30W and taken to Key West.