Holmsteinn
Icelandic Motor fishing vessel
Name | Holmsteinn | ||
Type: | Motor fishing vessel | ||
Tonnage | 16 tons | ||
Completed | 1940 - Ísafjörður, Iceland | ||
Owner | Kaldbakur, Þingeyri | ||
Homeport | Þingeyri | ||
Date of attack | 31 May 1941 | Nationality: Icelandic | |
Fate | Sunk by U-204 (Walter Kell) | ||
Position | 65° 39'N, 26° 23'W - Grid AD 5371 | ||
Complement | 4 (4 dead - no survivors) | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Þingeyri - fishing grounds | ||
Cargo | ice | ||
History | | ||
Notes on event | At 05.15 hours on 31 May 1941 the unescorted and unarmed Holmsteinn (Master Ásgeir Sigurðsson) was sunk by gunfire by U-204 about 65 miles west-southwest of Dyrafjord, Iceland. The U-boat had spotted the fishing vessel about 4 hours earlier and tried to evade it, but Kell assumed that they had been spotted and decided to sink the vessel to prevent that the presence of the U-boat in the area became known to the enemy. | ||
On board | We have details of 4 people who were on board. |
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