Andalusia
| Name | Andalusia | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,357 tons | ||
| Completed | 1916 - Oskarshamns Varv A/B, Oskarshamn | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Svenska Lloyd, Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-55 (Werner Heidel) | ||
| Position | Grid AM 54 - See estimated map location (53.13N10.40W) * | ||
| Complement | 21 (21 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Bordeaux (16 Jan) - Gothenburg | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | On 16 Jan, 1940, the Andalusia departed from Bordeaux and sent out a last radio signal in the North Atlantic on 21 January early in the morning and went missing thereafter. It is believed that she was sunk by U-55, which did not return from her patrol. | ||
* 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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