Polarland
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| Name | Polarland | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.591 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - Laxevaags Maskin & Jernskibsbyggeri, Bergen | ||
| Owner | D/S A/S Vestland (Richard & Sverre Amlie), Haugesund | ||
| Homeport | Haugesund | ||
| Date of attack | 4 Jan, 1945 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-1232 (Kurt Dobratz) | ||
| Position | 44.30N, 63.00W - Grid BB 7535 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 22 (17 dead and 5 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SH-194 | ||
| Route | St. Lawrence, Newfoundland - Sydney (2 Jan) - Halifax - Philadelphia | ||
| Cargo | 1200 tons of flour spar | ||
| History | Completed in October 1923 | ||
| Notes on loss | About 17.00 hours on 14 Jan, 1945, U-1232 attacked the convoy SH-194 four miles off Halifax and reported two ships sunk. The Polarland was sunk and the Nipiwan Park damaged. The Polarland (Master Finn N. Abrahamsen) in station #31 was hit on the port side by one torpedo and sank within 15 seconds. Two men rescued themselves on a raft which floated free and were later joined by three others that came to the surface after the ship sank. The four crewmen and one gunner were picked up about one hour later by HMCS Kentville (J 312) and landed in Halifax. The master, one gunner and 15 crew members were lost, including all officers. | ||
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