Eika
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| Name | Eika | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.503 tons | ||
| Completed | 1939 - Langesund Mek Verksted A/S, Langesund | ||
| Owner | K. Sandaas, Kragerø | ||
| Homeport | Kragerø | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Jan, 1940 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-51 (Dietrich Knorr) | ||
| Position | 50N, 10W - Grid BF 1430 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 16 (14 dead and 2 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Torrevieja, Spain - Aalesund | ||
| Cargo | Salt | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 15.30 hours on 29 Jan, 1940, the Eika was hit by one torpedo from U-51, broke in two and sank. Only two men survived, Harald Støle (age 16) and the stoker Alfred Johansen. Both were later picked up by the U-boat and were taken to Germany. Harald Støle was together with his brother Arne on board, who died in the sinking. On 4 February, Harald had his 17th Birthday and on this occasion Knorr gave him a drink and some chocolate. The two survivors were sent home to Norway one week after arriving in Germany. | ||
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