Bogø
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Bogø | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.214 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Lloyd Royal Belge (Great Britain) Ltd, Whiteinch, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Chr. Jensen, Copenhagen | ||
| Homeport | Copenhagen | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Dec, 1939 | Nationality:  Danish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-59 (Harald Jürst) | ||
| Position | 56.12N, 00.17W - Grid AN 4723 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 20 (17 dead and 3 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Gothenburg - Methil | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in November 1920 as Belgian Gallicier for Lloyd Royal Belge. 1923 sold to D/S Baltic A/S (Chr. Jensen) and renamed Bogø.
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| Notes on loss | At 02.34 hours on 17 Dec, 1939, the neutral Bogø was hit by one G7a torpedo from U-59 and sank after breaking in two 75 miles east of May Island. Three survivors were picked up by the British trawler River Earn (Master P. Stevens), which was herself sunk two days later by German aircraft. All on board were picked up by the Norwegian steam merchant Rogaland and taken to Kopervik. | ||
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