Gwalia
Swedish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm
| Name | Gwalia | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,258 tons | ||
| Completed | 1907 - S.P. Austin & Son, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Svenska Lloyd, Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Dec 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-37 (Asmus Nicolai Clausen) | ||
| Position | 39° 22'N, 14° 22'W - Grid CF 3989 | ||
| Complement | 20 (16 dead and 4 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OG-46 | ||
| Route | Cardiff - Lisbon | ||
| Cargo | Coal and mail | ||
| History | Completed in June 1907 as Heimdal for Angfartygs A/B Göteborg - Manchester (K.O.F. Dalman), Gothenburg. 1915 transferred to Rederi-A/B Svenska Lloyd, Gothenburg and 1919 renamed Gwalia. | ||
| Notes on event | At 04.18 hours on 2 Dec 1940 the Gwalia in convoy OG-46 was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-37 and sank, followed by the Jeanne M. at 04.46 hours about 230 miles north of Cape Roca, Portugal. After a third attack at the same convoy the U-boat observed a burning tanker, but this can not be confirmed from Allied sources. The survivors from Gwalia were picked up from a raft after 11 days by a British destroyer and landed at Gibraltar. | ||
| On board | We have details of 20 people who were on board. | ||
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