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SS ''Iron Knight'' was a Australian iron ore carrier which was sunk during World War II by a Japanese submarine. ==History== ''Iron Knight'' was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow for Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Broken Hill. She was completed in October 1937 and was homeported in Melbourne under the British Flag.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS )〕 On 8 February 1943, ''Iron Knight'' was part of Convoy OC 8 from Whyalla, South Australia up the east coast of New South Wales to Newcastle, New South Wales.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Broken Hill Proprietary )〕 At 2:30 am, a torpedo fired by Japanese submarine I-21 at escorts HMAS ''Townsville'' and HMAS ''Mildura'' passed under the bow of ''Townsville'' and struck ''Iron Knight'', which was at the head of the convoy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Final Journey of the Iron Knight )〕 Her position was .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LIST OF SHIPS INVOLVED IN SE ASIA )〕 ''Iron Knight'' sank, bow first, within two minutes. Out of the crew of 50 only 14 survived after climbing on board a single lifeboat, while the other 36 crew members' lives were claimed by ''Iron Knights sinking. The convoy steamed ahead and the survivors were picked up by the French destroyer ''Le Triomphant'' ten hours later.〔 The wreck of the ''Iron Knight'' was discovered in waters off the town of Bermagui, New South Wales at a depth of approximately . The wreck was officially declared a protected wreck on 4 August 2006.〔 The crew of ''Iron Knight'' who lost their lives in the attack are commemorated on the Newcastle Mercantile Marine Memorial, outside Newcastle railway station〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Newcastle Mercantile Marine Memorial ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Iron Knight (1937)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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