Lindvangen
The photo shows Dalvangen, a sistership of Lindvangen. Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Lindvangen | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.412 tons | ||
| Completed | 1931 - International Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Danzig | ||
| Owner | Gorrissen & Co A/S, Oslo | ||
| Homeport | Oslo | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Sep, 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-515 (Werner Henke) | ||
| Position | 09.20N, 60.10W - Grid EO 1410 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 23 (15 dead and 8 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Paramaribo - Port of Spain, Trinidad | ||
| Cargo | 2800 tons of bauxite | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.15 hours on 23 Sep, 1942, the unescorted Lindvangen (Master J.E. Jensen) was torpedoed by U-515 and sank immediately in 30 fathoms of water. No lifeboats could be launched, but the master and an able seaman had managed to get on a raft and were picked up two hours later by a British corvette, which later also rescued another man on a raft, three men afloat in a big crate and another two clinging to various debris. All survivors were taken to Georgetown, British Guiana. | ||
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