Borkum
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| Name | Borkum | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.670 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - Nordseewerke AG, Emden | ||
| Owner | Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen | ||
| Homeport | Bremen | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Nov, 1939 | Nationality:  German | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-33 (Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky) | ||
| Position | 59.33N, 03.57W - Grid AN 1364 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | to Kirkwall, Orkneys | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Built as Antares, 1923 renamed Ingram, 1936 renamed Borkum | ||
| Notes on loss | On 17 Nov, 1939, the Borkum was captured by British warships and taken to Kirkwall in the Orkneys by a prize crew. At 15.30 hours on 23 November, she was hit by a torpedo from U-33 and was abandoned two days later. The Borkum drifted ashore in Papa Sound and was declared a total loss. On 18 Aug, 1940 she was refloated and towed to Rosyth, where she was broken up. | ||
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