Bissen
Bissen under her former name Isa. Photo courtesy of Lennart Falleth Collection
| Name | Bissen | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.514 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Fredriksstad Mekaniske Verksted A/S, Fredriksstad | ||
| Owner | Skeppsredare Anders Smith, Stockholm | ||
| Homeport | Stockholm | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Jul, 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 50.06N, 10.23W - Grid BF 1196 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 20 (0 dead and 20 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | St. Johns, Newfoundland - Ridham Dock | ||
| Cargo | Pulp wood and pit props | ||
| History | Built as Norwegian Odnes for Skips A/S Fagernes (H.J. Hansen), Kristiania. In August 1921 sold to Sweden and renamed Isa for Trelleborgs Ångfartygs Nya AB, Trelleborg. In December 1935 sold to Norway and renamed Kongsgaard for D/S A/S Firda (Brødrene Olsen), Stavanger. In August 1936 sold to Sweden and renamed Bissen for Anders Smith, Stockholm. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.12 hours on 7 Jul, 1940, the unescorted Bissen was hit in the foreship by one torpedo from U-99, broke in two and sank about 80 miles south of Cape Clear, Ireland. | ||
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