Alida Gorthon
Swedish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm
| Name | Alida Gorthon | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,373 tons | ||
| Completed | 1902 - W. Gray & Co, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Joh. Gorthon, Helsingborg | ||
| Homeport | Helsingborg | ||
| Date of attack | 29 Aug 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-100 (Joachim Schepke) | ||
| Position | 56° 09'N, 12° 14'W - Grid AM 2952 | ||
| Complement | 44 (31 dead and 13 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OA-204 (straggler) | ||
| Route | London - Methil - St. John’s, Newfoundland | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in May 1902 as British Atheniana for British Maritime Trust Ltd (Furness, Withy & Co), West Hartlepool. 1909 renamed Athinaia for A.A. Embiricos & Co. 1911 returned and renamed Atheniana. 1913 sold to Sweden and renamed Alida for B.O. Borjesson. 1919 renamed Karlsvik for Norrköpings Rederi-A/B (V. Schreil), Norrköping. 1934 renamed Alida Gorthon for Rederi-A/B Activ (Joh. Gorthon), Helsingborg. | ||
| Notes on event | At 03.36 hours on 29 Aug 1940 the unescorted Alida Gorthon, a straggler from convoy OA-204, was hit in the engine room by a G7e torpedo from U-100 and sank fast about 250 miles northwest of Tory Island. The ship had been missed by a G7a torpedo at 03.16 hours. The Alida Gorthon had picked up 20 survivors from the Dalblair, which had been sunk by the same U-boat a few hours earlier and fell behind convoy. The survivors and eleven crew members were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 3 people who were on board. | ||
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