Lissa
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Stuart Smith
| Name | Lissa | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,511 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - R. Duncan & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Glen & Co Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Sep 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-201 (Adalbert Schnee) | ||
| Position | 47° 00'N, 22° 00'W - Grid BE 4944 | ||
| Complement | 26 (26 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OG-74 | ||
| Route | Barry - Lisbon | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Completed in May 1927 | ||
| Notes on event | At 23.20 and 23.21 hours on 21 September 1941, U-201 fired torpedoes at convoy OG-74 north-northeast of the Azores and reported two ships sunk. The ships hit were Lissa and Rhineland. The master, 21 crew members and four gunners from the Lissa (Master Donald MacQuarrie) were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 26 people who were on board. | ||
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