Gudveig
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| Name | Gudveig | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,300 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Odense Staalskibsværft ved A.P. Møller, Odense | ||
| Owner | H. Gjerpen, Oslo | ||
| Homeport | Oslo | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-19 (Joachim Schepke) | ||
| Position | 55.42N, 01.30W - Grid AN 5186 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 18 (10 dead and 8 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Tyne - Bergen | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Built as Robert Mærsk, 1935 renamed Gudveig | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.30 hours on 25 Jan, 1940, the Gudveig was torpedoed and sunk by U-19 4.5 miles east of Longstone Lightvessel, north of Newcastle. Eight survivors were rescued and taken to Methil. Four of them probably by the Norwegian merchant Vim. | ||
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