Svartön
Swedish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm
| Name | Svartön | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,475 tons | ||
| Completed | 1906 - Robert Thompson & Sons Ltd, Bridge Dockyard, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Trafik-A/B Grängesberg-Oxelösund, Stockholm | ||
| Homeport | Stockholm | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-58 (Herbert Kuppisch) | ||
| Position | 57.48N, 01.47W - Grid AN 1866 | ||
| Complement | 31 (20 dead and 11 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HN-6 (romper) | ||
| Route | Narvik - Middlesbrough | ||
| Cargo | Iron ore | ||
| History | Completed in September 1906 as British Cedargrove for Steamship Mary Co Ltd (Alexander & Arthurs), Glasgow. 1912 sold to Sweden and renamed Svartön for Rederi A/B Lulea-Ofoten (P.A. Welin), Stockholm. 1916 transferred to Trafik-A/B Grängesberg-Oxelösund, Stockholm. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 09.11 hours on 3 Jan, 1940, the Svartön (Master Bror Emil Larsson), a romper from convoy HN-6, was hit amidships by a G7e torpedo from U-58, broke in two and sank quickly off Kinnaird Head. The master, 19 crew members and a Norwegian pilot were lost. The survivors were picked up by HMS Oak (T 54) (Lt C. Edgecombe, RNR). | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 10 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Svartön.
ship sunk.
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