Godafoss
| Name | Godafoss | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.542 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Frederikshavns Vaerft & Flydedok A/S, Frederikshavn | ||
| Owner | Eimskipafélag Íslands, Reykjavík | ||
| Homeport | Reykjavik | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Nov, 1944 | Nationality:  Icelandic | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-300 (Fritz Hein) | ||
| Position | 64.08N, 22.45W - Grid AE 4753 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 43 (24 dead and 19 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | UR-142 | ||
| Route | New York - Loch Ewe - Reykjavik | ||
| Cargo | 1240 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 14.59 hours on 10 Nov, 1944, the Godafoss from the storm scattered convoy UR-142 was hit by one LUT torpedo from U-300 off Reykjanes and sank within seven minutes. The ship had stopped against orders to rescue survivors from the burning Shirvan when torpedoed. 14 crew members and ten passengers, among them a family of five (two young doctors returning from Harvard and their 3 children) were lost. | ||
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