Svein Jarl
The photo shows Einar Jarl, a sistership of Svein Jarl. Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Svein Jarl | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,908 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Trondhjems Mekaniske Verksted, Trondheim | ||
| Owner | Det Nordenfjeldske A/S, Trondheim | ||
| Homeport | Trondheim | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Feb 1941 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-95 (Gerd Schreiber) | ||
| Position | 59.30N, 21W - Grid AL 2362 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 22 (22 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OB-288 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Methil (12 Feb) - Oban (19 Feb) - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | On 18 Aug, 1940, the Svein Jarl was bombed and damaged by a German aircraft west of Bloody Foreland and later repaired at Londonderry. Two men were injured in the attack and transferred to a British destroyer the next day for medical treatment. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.27 hours on 24 Feb, 1941, U-95 fired one torpedo at a ship from the dispersed convoy OB-288 and missed the intended target, but Schreiber thought that he hit another ship beyond. This is not confirmed from Allied reports. | ||
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