Baron Erskine
Ship Number
887
Vessel Type
Cargo Steamer
Built
D&W Henderson
Yard
Meadowside
Slip Number
3
Launch Date
March 17, 1930
Delivered
April 17, 1930
Owner
H. Hogarth & Sons
Weight
3659 grt
BP Length
350 feet
Breadth
50 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
10 knots
Propulsion
D. & W. Henderson, Glasgow - Triple Expansion
Official No.
161809
Registered
Ardrossan
Fate
Torpedoed
 Baron Erskine

On the 6th January 1942 when on route from Tampa for Loch Ewe & Garston, Left Sydney (N.S.) 27 DEC 41 carrying a cargo of rock super phosphates when she was torpedoed by German submarine U-701 North of Rockall and sunk. Crew of 40 lost.