Siljan
Swedish Steam merchant
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| Name | Siljan | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,058 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Tyne Iron & SB Co Ltd, Newcastle | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Sigyn (H. Lundgren), Helsingborg | ||
| Homeport | Helsingborg | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Sep 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-46 (Engelbert Endrass) | ||
| Position | Grid BE 2272 | ||
| Complement | 27 (9 dead and 18 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Cardiff - Lisbon | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Laid down as War Chine, completed in January 1920 as Pilton for W.J. Tatem Ltd, London. 1938 sold to Sweden and renamed Siljan for Rederi-A/B Sigyn (H. Lundgren), Helsingborg. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.20 hours on 26 Sep, 1940, the Siljan was hit in the bow by one torpedo from U-46 about 350 miles southwest of Ireland. The ship developed a list and the crew began to abandon ship when the U-boat went closer to read her name. They suddenly realized that the ship was still making headway at 6-8 knots and turned towards the U-boat, which had a hard time avoiding a collision and went onto a parallel course just beneath the vessel and came clear after a few minutes, but the diving planes were damaged and the U-boat was forced to abort the patrol. The ship sank after 25 minutes without being identified by the Germans. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 1 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Siljan.
ship sunk.
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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