British cargo ship Fabian lost according to the War Cabinet Weekly Résumé No. 64 of the Naval, Military and Air Situation 14-21 November 1940

An item reported the loss on 16 November of the British cargo ship Fabian, tonnage 3,059 tons, U/B sunk by a submarine on the position 350 miles south south west of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Not part of a convoy. Of the crew were 6 men missing.

Source

National Archive UK. CAB-66-13-37.