Dixcove
Ship Number
736
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Archibald McMillan & Son
Yard
Dumbarton
Slip Number
2
Launch Date
August 25, 1927
Delivered
October 21, 1927
Owner
Elder Dempster & Co.
Weight
3789 grt
BP Length
355 feet
Breadth
49 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
10 knots
Propulsion
B&W oil engine 4SCSA 489 nhp by H&W
Official No.
149641
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Sank
Dixcove

24th September, 1941, UBoat U-107 attacked the convoy SL-87 southwest of Madeira and reported three ships sunk. These ships were John Holt, Lafian and Dixcove.
 
The master, 36 crew members, eight gunners and six passengers from the Dixcove were picked up by the Ashby and the Norwegian steam merchant Fana, later transferred to the HMS Gorleston (Y 92) and HMS Lulworth (Y 60) and landed at Londonderry on 4th October, 1941.
 
Two crew members were lost.