Garm
Swedish Steam merchant
Name | Garm | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 1,231 tons | ||
Completed | 1912 - Campbeltown Shipbuilding Co, Campbeltown, Argyllshire | ||
Owner | Stockholms Rederi-A/B Svea, Stockholm | ||
Homeport | Stockholm | ||
Date of attack | 11 Sep 1941 | Nationality: Swedish | |
Fate | Sunk by U-432 (Heinz-Otto Schultze) | ||
Position | 63° 02'N, 37° 51'W - Grid AD 6644 | ||
Complement | 20 (6 dead and 14 survivors). | ||
Convoy | SC-42 | ||
Route | Sydney, CB - Methil - Kings Lynn | ||
Cargo | 502 standards of lumber | ||
History | Completed in September 1912 | ||
Notes on event | At 04.06 hours on 11 Sep 1941, U-432 fired two torpedoes at two overlapping ships in convoy SC-42 and observed one hit after 3 minutes 15 seconds. The ship hit was probably the Garm in station #24. The survivors were shortly thereafter rescued from their lifeboats by the Bestum and were landed at Reykjavik three days later. | ||
On board | We have details of 7 people who were on board. |
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