Baron Blythswood
British Steam merchant
| Name | Baron Blythswood | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,668 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | H. Hogarth & Sons Ltd, Glasgow | ||
| Homeport | Ardrossan | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Sep 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 56° 00'N, 23° 00'W - Grid AL 5438 | ||
| Complement | 35 (35 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | HX-72 | ||
| Route | Wabana, Conception Bay - Halifax - Port Talbot | ||
| Cargo | 5450 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | Completed in December 1929 | ||
| Notes on event | At 04.19 hours on 21 Sep 1940 the Baron Blythswood (Master John Maclarly Robertson Davies) in convoy HX-72 was hit amidships by one G7e torpedo from U-99 and sank within 40 seconds south of Iceland. The master, 33 crew members and one gunner were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 35 people who were on board. | ||
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