Andalusia
Swedish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm
| 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 | 21 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-55 (Werner Heidel) | ||
| Position | 58° 30'N, 8° 00'W - Grid AM 35 | ||
| Complement | 21 (21 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Bordeaux (16 Jan) - Gothenburg | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Completed in January 1916 | ||
| Notes on event | On 16 January 1940 the neutral Andalusia departed from Bordeaux and went missing in the North Atlantic after sending a last wireless signal early in the morning of 21 January. It is believed that she was sunk by U-55 which did not return from her patrol. Wreckage and debris spotted in two different places northwest of the Hebrides on 27 and 28 January 1940 probably were from Andalusia and Segovia. | ||
| On board | We have details of 3 people who were on board. | ||
If you can help us with any additional information on this vessel then please contact us.