Fredville
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| Name | Fredville | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.150 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - Wilton´s Maschinefabriek & Scheepswerf NV, Rotterdam | ||
| Owner | Jens A. Mørland, Arendal | ||
| Homeport | Arendal | ||
| Date of attack | 11 Jan, 1940 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-23 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 58.25N, 01.10W - Grid AN 4128 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 16 (11 dead and 5 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Drammen - Methil | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 16.32 hours on 11 Jan, 1940, the Fredville (enroute to obtain a cargo of coal for Oslo) was torpedoed by U-23 about 100 miles east of the Orkney Islands and broke in two. The forepart remained afloat and five survivors left their lifeboats several times to go back on board and look for more surviviors. The survivors were picked up by a Swedish ship and taken to Kopervik. | ||
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