SS Fingal was a Norwegian merchant ship of 2,137 tons which was sunk during World War II off the coast of Australia.

At about 1:35pm off Nambucca Heads, New South Wales on 5 May 1943, two torpedoes fired from the Japanese submarine I-180 struck the side of her hull.

Fingal sank within a minute and Patterson dropped depth charges and immediately left the area.

71 Squadron, crewed by Sergeant Geoffery Gillmore (pilot), Flying Officer Max Sharrad (Navigator) and Sergeant J "Poppa" Hall (WAG),[4] operating out of Coffs Harbour was escorting her at the time, flying about 10 miles (16 km) ahead of the ship.

Twelve men were killed in the sinking, including the captain, chief officer and all the engineers.