Nyggjaberg
Faroese Steam trawler
Nyggjaberg under her former name St. Hubert
| Name | Nyggjaberg | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 349 tons | ||
| Completed | 1916 - Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley | ||
| Owner | S.J. Ellefsen & M.J. Mortensen, Midvaag | ||
| Homeport | Midvaag | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Mar 1942 | Nationality:  Faroese | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-701 (Horst Degen) | ||
| Position | 63° 09'N, 13° 22'W - Grid AE 8265 | ||
| Complement | 21 (21 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Faroes - fishing grounds off Iceland | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in September 1916 as St. Hubert (H 493) for St. Andrew´s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull. 1939 sold to the Faroe Islands and renamed Nyggjaberg (VA 82). | ||
| Notes on event | At 23.14 hours on 7 March 1942 the unescorted and unarmed Nyggjaberg (Master Morten Johan Mortensen) was hit on starboard side by one G7e torpedo from U-701 and sank within two minutes southeast of Iceland. | ||
| On board | We have details of 21 people who were on board. | ||
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