Fiscus
British Steam merchant
| Name | Fiscus | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,815 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Northumberland Shipbuilding Co (1927) Ltd, Howden-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | W.H. Seager & Co Ltd, Cardiff | ||
| Homeport | Cardiff | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Oct 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 57° 29'N, 11° 10'W - Grid AM 2928 | ||
| Complement | 39 (38 dead and 1 survivor). | ||
| Convoy | SC-7 | ||
| Route | Three Rivers - Sydney (5 Oct) - Clyde | ||
| Cargo | Steel, lumber and a deck cargo of crated aircraft | ||
| History | Completed in April 1928 | ||
| Notes on event | At 23.55 hours on 18 Oct 1940 the Fiscus (Master Ebenezer Williams), in convoy SC-7, was torpedoed and sunk by U-99 east of Rockall. The master, 36 crew members and one gunner were lost. The only survivor was found standing on some debris by a lifeboat of Snefjeld, another victim of the same U-boat. On 23 October, they were all picked up by HMS Clematis (K 36) (Cdr Y.M. Cleeves, DSO, DSC, RNR). | ||
| On board | We have details of 39 people who were on board. | ||
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