Barfonn
| Name | Barfonn | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 9,739 tons | ||
| Completed | 1931 - A/B Götaverken, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | Sigval Bergesen, Stavanger | ||
| Homeport | Stavanger | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Oct 1941 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-432 (Heinz-Otto Schultze) | ||
| Position | 56.58N, 25.04W - Grid AL 0143 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 40 (14 dead and 26 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-48 | ||
| Route | Texas City (17 Sep) - Sydney CB - Old Kirkpatrick | ||
| Cargo | 13,454 tons of gas oil | ||
| History | Completed in May 1931 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.00 hours on 17 Oct, 1941, the Barfonn (Master Erling Ellingsen Vorberg) in station #53 of convoy SC-48 was hit in the engine room by a torpedo from U-432 and sank after being hit by a coup de grâce from the same U-boat at 04.48 hours. 13 crew members and one gunner were lost. Two crew members were picked up by HMCS Baddeck (K 147) (T/Lt A.H. Easton, RCNR) and the master, 22 crew members and one gunner were picked up by HMCS Wetaskiwin (K 175) (LtCdr G.S. Windeyer, RCN) from a lifeboat. All were landed at Reykjavik on 24 October. | ||
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