Osmed
Swedish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm
| Name | Osmed | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,526 tons | ||
| Completed | 1903 - Sir Raylton Dixon & Co Ltd, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Nordkap (Helge W. Winck), Helsingborg | ||
| Homeport | Helsingborg | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Feb 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-14 (Herbert Wohlfarth) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 1853 | ||
| Complement | 20 (13 dead and 7 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Blyth - Halmstad, Sweden | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Completed in June 1903 as Mineral for Oxelösunds Rederi-A/B (Tham), Oxelösund. 1923 renamed Osmed for Rederi-A/B Nordkap (Helge W. Winck), Helsingborg. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.25 hours on 16 Feb, 1940, U-14 attacked two ships north of Kinnaird Head and torpedoed first the Osmed and ten minutes later the Liana. The Osmed sank after being hit by one G7a torpedo 20 miles north of Kinnaird Head. 13 crew members were lost. The survivors were picked up by the British tralwer Loch Hope. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 1 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Osmed.
ship sunk.
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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