Union Jack
Photo courtesy of S.B. Bussar
| Name | Union Jack | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 81 tons | ||
| Completed | |||
| Owner | |||
| Homeport | Vestmannahavn | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Sep 1940 | Nationality:  Faroese | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-31 (Wilfried Prellberg) | ||
| Position | 59.50N, 07.40W - Grid AM 2458 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 7 (0 dead and 7 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Westman Islands, Iceland (20 Sep) - Aberdeen | ||
| Cargo | Fish | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.55 hours on 22 Sep, 1940, the Union Jack (Skipper Viggo Dam) was stopped with machine-gun fire by U-31 about 100 miles northwest by north of Butt of Lewis, Hebrides. The ship was sunk by gunfire after the crew abandoned ship in a lifeboat. | ||
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