SS Corvus was a 1,317 GRT[2] Norwegian steamship built in Copenhagen in 1920/21 by Kjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsværft A/S for the Norwegian passenger ship company Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab of Bergen, which was attacked and sunk by two German U-boats in the Western Approaches of the English Channel on 27 February 1945.

During these voyages she carried various general cargoes, as well as palm kernels from Nigeria and lumber from North America.

[3] During 1942 and early 1943 she sailed in the areas around the British Isles, before a voyage to Gibraltar and North Africa as part of Convoy KMS16 commencing in June.

After spending four months undergoing repairs, she returned to service around the British Isles in July, continuing until her final voyage.

[4] She was hit by a torpedo launched by U-1018 which ripped her starboard side open, causing her to develop a heavy list and sink within minutes,[3] resulting in the death of four of the freighter's Norwegian crew, the Latvian stoker,[5] a 16-year-old British cabin boy, Thomas Boniface,[6] and two of the Royal Navy gunners, Dennis Baker[7] and former professional footballer Charlie Sillett.