Garm
Swedish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm
| 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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