Lucerna
British Motor tanker
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| Name | Lucerna | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6,556 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow | ||
| Owner | H.E. Moss & Co, Liverpool | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Aug 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 55° 18'N, 16° 39'W - Grid AL 6616 | ||
| Complement | 30 (0 dead and 30 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-191 | ||
| Route | Swansea (27 Jul) - Milford Haven - Abadan | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in August 1930
Post-war: 1950 sold to Germany and renamed Winnetou for F. & W. Joch, Hamburg. Broken up at Bremen in August 1959. | ||
| Notes on event | At 03.43 hours on 2 Aug 1940 the Lucerna in convoy OB-191 was hit amidships by one G7e torpedo from U-99. She initially stopped and was later attacked by the U-boat with gunfire, but managed to escape and reached Greenock on 8 August. The tanker was repaired at Liverpool and returned to service in May 1941. | ||
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