Loch Don
British Steam merchant
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| Name | Loch Don | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,249 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, North Sands, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Maclay & McIntyre Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 1 Apr 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-202 (Hans-Heinz Linder) | ||
| Position | 37° 05'N, 61° 40'W - Grid CB 8387 | ||
| Complement | 47 (3 dead and 44 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York (29 Mar) - Capetown | ||
| Cargo | 6000 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 23.14 hours on 1 April 1942 the unescorted Loch Don (Master Malcolm Wright Anderson) was torpedoed and sunk by U-202 about 500 miles north-northeast of Bermuda. Three crew members were lost. The master, 37 crew members and six gunners were picked up by the Helen Forsey and landed at Burin, Newfoundland. | ||
| On board | We have details of 47 people who were on board. | ||
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