Varild
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| Name | Varild | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,085 tons | ||
| Completed | 1910 - A/S Bergens Mekaniske Verksteder, Bergen | ||
| Owner | Egil Nęsheim A/S, Haugesund | ||
| Homeport | Haugesund | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-23 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 2658 - See estimated map location (58.52N01.31W) * | ||
| Complement | 15 (15 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Drammen - Horten (22 Jan) - Sunderland | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in July 1910 as Gaula for Kulkompagniet af 1871, Bergen. 1929 renamed Varild for Egil Nęsheim A/S, Haugesund. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 19.08 hours on 24 Jan, 1940, U-23 fired a G7e torpedo at a small steamer and observed a hit amidships and the sinking of the vessel in 45 seconds. At 20.20 hours the day before, the U-boat had spotted the ship, but then two attacks failed because first the torpedo was stuck in the tube and a G7e torpedo fired at 22.13 hours became a circle runner. Its victim was very likely the unescorted and neutral Varild (Master David Humlebrekk) which was reported missing en route from Norway to England. | ||
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* 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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