Korshamn
Swedish Motor merchant
Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm
| Name | Korshamn | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6,673 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Harland & Wolff Ltd, Govan, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Jamaica (Sven Salén), Stockholm | ||
| Homeport | Stockholm | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Mar 1941 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-99 (Otto Kretschmer) | ||
| Position | 61° 09'N, 12° 20'W - Grid AE 89 | ||
| Complement | 36 (24 dead and 12 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-112 | ||
| Route | New York - Halifax - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 7979 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Completed in January 1920 as British Glenluce for Glen & Co, Glasgow. In February 1936 renamed Ionopolis for P. Wigham-Richardson & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1937 sold to Norway and renamed Vigeo for Skibs A/S Vigrid (Bruun & von der Lippe), Tønsberg and used as whaling supply ship in the Antarctic for one season. In January 1939 sold to Sweden and renamed Korshamn for Rederi-A/B Jamaica (Sven Salén), Stockholm. | ||
| Notes on event | On 16 March 1941, U-99 attacked convoy HX-112 several times and sank five ships, Venetia, J.B. White, Ferm, Beduin and Korshamn and damaged the Franche Comte. The U-boat was lost after these attacks. | ||
| On board | We have details of 25 people who were on board. | ||
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