Jaegersborg
Danish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
| Name | Jaegersborg | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,245 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - P.Ph. Stuhr´s Maskin & Skibsværft, Aalborg | ||
| Owner | A/S D/S Dannebrog (C.K. Hansen), Copenhagen | ||
| Homeport | Copenhagen | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Dec 1939 | Nationality:  Danish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-59 (Harald Jürst) | ||
| Position | 57° 15'N, 0° 12'W - Grid AN 4723 | ||
| Complement | 18 (18 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Copenhagen (14 Dec) - Leith | ||
| Cargo | Agricultural products | ||
| History | Completed in February 1919 | ||
| Notes on event | At 05.36 hours on 17 December 1939 U-59 fired one torpedo at a steamer of about 3000 grt, observed a hit amidships and the sinking of the vessel after breaking in two about 50 miles east-southeast of Peterhead. The victim was probably Jaegersborg which was reported missing since 14 December after leaving Copenhagen. One body of a crew member was later washed ashore and another found on a raft. | ||
| On board | We have details of 17 people who were on board. | ||
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