Jaegersborg
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Jaegersborg | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,245 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - P.Ph. Stuhr´s Maskin & Skibsværft, Aalborg | ||
| Owner | A/S D/S Dannebrog (C.K. Hansen), Copenhagen | ||
| Homeport | Copenhagen | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Dec 1939 | Nationality:  Danish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-59 (Harald Jürst) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 4723 - See estimated map location (56.12N00.17W) * | ||
| Complement | 18 (18 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Copenhagen (14 Dec) - Leith | ||
| Cargo | Agricultural products | ||
| History | Completed in February 1919 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.36 hours on 17 Dec, 1939, U-59 fired one torpedo at a steamer of about 3000 grt, observed a hit amidships and the sinking of the vessel after breaking in two east of the Firth of Forth. The victim was probably Jaegersborg, which was reported missing since 14 December after leaving Copenhagen. One body of a crew member was later washed ashore and another found on a raft. | ||
* 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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