Norne
Norwegian Motor merchant
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| Name | Norne | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,971 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Eriksbergs Mekaniske Verkstads A/B, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | Halfdan Kuhnle, Bergen | ||
| Homeport | Bergen | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Aug 1940 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-32 (Hans Jenisch) | ||
| Position | 58° 48'N, 6° 49'W - Grid AM 3538 | ||
| Complement | 28 (17 dead and 11 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-66A | ||
| Route | Wilmington (8 Aug) - Bermuda - Grangemouth | ||
| Cargo | Scrap iron | ||
| History | Completed in March 1930 | ||
| Notes on event | Between 02.20 and 02.48 hours on 30 Aug 1940, U-32 attacked convoy HX-66A 58 miles west-northwest of Cape Wrath and sank the Mill Hill, Chelsea and Norne and missed a fourth ship. The Norne (Master Leif Hauge) was hit on the port side amidships by one torpedo, just forward of the engine room and sank within a minute following a boiler explosion. The crew tried to launch the starboard lifeboat, but it was crushed as the ship sank rapidly, pulling down the men on deck. The master and 16 crew members were lost. Eleven survivors were picked up from debris and a raft by HMS Hibiscus (K 24) (LtCdr R. Phillips, RNR) and landed in Scotland on 31 August. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 28 people who were on board. | ||
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