Fredensborg
Danish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
| Name | Fredensborg | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,094 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - NV Scheepswerf Voorheen Jan Smit Czn, Alblasserdam | ||
| Owner | A/S D/S Dannebrog (C.K. Hansen), Copenhagen | ||
| Homeport | Copenhagen | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  Danish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-20 (Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt) | ||
| Position | 58° 25'N, 1° 53'W - Grid AN 1628 | ||
| Complement | 20 (20 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Copenhagen - Blyth | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in January 1923 | ||
| Notes on event | At 20.52 hours on 27 Jan 1940 the neutral Fredensborg (Master J.V. Thorn) was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-20 and sank in 10 seconds about 15 miles southeast of Copinsay, Orkneys. The ship was sailing together with the England and were both sunk by the same U-boat when they tried to assist the torpedoed Faro in heavy weather. | ||
| On board | We have details of 18 people who were on board. | ||
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