Princess Marguerite
Canadian Troop transport
Photo from City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2597
| Name | Princess Marguerite | ||
| Type: | Troop transport | ||
| Tonnage | 5,875 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank | ||
| Owner | Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd, Montreal | ||
| Homeport | Victoria | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  Canadian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-83 (Hans-Werner Kraus) | ||
| Position | 32° 03'N, 32° 47'E - Grid CP 8134 | ||
| Complement | 1123 (58 dead and 1065 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Port Said - Famagusta, Cyprus | ||
| Cargo | Troops | ||
| History | Completed in March 1925 as steam passenger ship Princess Marguerite for Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd, Montreal. In September 1939 requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and used as troop transport. | ||
| Notes on event | At 14.08 hours on 17 August 1942 the Princess Marguerite (Master Richard Avery Leicester) in a small convoy with air escort was hit by two of four torpedoes fired by U-83 and sank burning northwest of Port Said. Five crew members and 53 troops were lost. The master, 119 crew members and 945 troops were picked up by HMS Hero (H 99) (Lt W. Scott, RN) and HMS Kelvin (F 37) (Cdr M.S. Townsend, OBE, DSC, RN) and landed at Port Said. | ||
| On board | We have details of 61 people who were on board. | ||
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