Jon Olafsson
Icelandic Steam trawler
| Name | Jon Olafsson | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 423 tons | ||
| Completed | 1933 - Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley | ||
| Owner | Fiskveiðafélagið Alliance (O.H. Jonsson), Reykjavík | ||
| Homeport | Reykjavik | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Oct 1942 | Nationality:  Icelandic | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-383 (Horst Kremser) | ||
| Position | 62° 09'N, 16° 52'W - Grid AE 8449 | ||
| Complement | 13 (13 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Fleetwood (21 Oct) - Reykjavik | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in November 1933 as Loch Seaforth for Loch Fishing Co of Hull Ltd (Harry Wight Ltd), Hull. 1939 sold to Iceland and renamed Jon Olafsson. | ||
| Notes on event | At 13.24 hours on 24 October 1942 U-383 fired a spread of two G7e torpedoes at the unescorted and zigzagging Jon Olafsson about 100 miles south of Iceland and heard a detonation after 1 minute and then sinking noises. Later the Germans spotted wreckage but found no survivors. The trawler was reported missing after being sighted the last time on 22 October. | ||
| On board | We have details of 13 people who were on board. | ||
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