Fjordheim
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| Name | Fjordheim | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,115 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Niels Røgenæs, Haugesund | ||
| Homeport | Haugesund | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Sep 1944 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-482 (Graf von Hartmut Matuschka, Freiherr von Toppolczan und Spaetgen) | ||
| Position | 55.55N, 09.28W - Grid AM 5282 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 38 (3 dead and 35 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ONF-251 | ||
| Route | Swansea - Belfast - Loch Ewe - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | 4000 tons of Anthracite coal | ||
| History | Completed October 1930 In April 1941, British aircraft were stationed on Iceland. In May 1941, the Fjordheim transported 18 Northrop aircraft, spare parts, ammunition and depth charges from Canada to Reykjavik for the Norwegian 330th Squadron stationed on Iceland. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.10 hours on 3 Sep, 1944, the Fjordheim (Master Arthur Jensen) in convoy ONF-251 was hit by one torpedo from U-482. The explosion killed three men on watch below, blew off the hatches of the holds and a huge wave of water and coal sweeped over the deck. Six minutes later, after the crew had abandoned ship, the boilers exploded and she sank immediately. 32 crew members abandoned ship in four lifeboats and three men jumped overboard. One was picked up by the boats, while two others were found by a boat from the British steam merchant Empire Mallory, which had lowered the boat to help in the search. The survivors in the lifeboats were picked up by the Canadian frigate HMCS Montreal (K 319) and transferred to the British rescue ship Fastnet on 7 September. The two survivors picked up by the Empire Mallory were transferred to the Fastnet on 13 September. The rescue ship landed them at Halifax on 17 September. | ||
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