Vaalaren
Swedish Motor merchant
Photo courtesy of Krister Bång
| Name | Vaalaren | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,406 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Eriksbergs Mekaniske Verkstads A/B, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Transatlantic, Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Apr 1943 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-229 (Robert Schetelig) | ||
| Position | 58N, 34W - Grid AK 0193 | ||
| Complement | 38 (38 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | HX-231 (romper) | ||
| Route | New York (25 Mar) - Swansea - Belfast Lough | ||
| Cargo | 4915 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Completed in September 1936 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.09 hours on 5 Apr, 1943, U-229 hit a ship reported as a freighter of the Glenearn type with one torpedo. The U-boat had seen the ship leaving a convoy, chased and sank it. This must have been the Vaalaren, which had left the convoy HX-231 deliberately after the first U-boat attack during the night, together Blitar and Thomas Sumpter but only the latter arrived in the UK. The Germans observed a lifeboat leaving the sinking ship but no survivors were rescued. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 12 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Vaalaren.
ship sunk.
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