Bronxville
Norwegian Motor merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Bronxville | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,663 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - Odense Staalskibsværft ved A.P. Møller, Odense | ||
| Owner | A.F. Klaveness & Co A/S, Oslo | ||
| Homeport | Oslo | ||
| Date of attack | 31 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-609 (Klaus Rudloff) | ||
| Position | 57° 13'N, 33° 40'W - Grid AK 2916 | ||
| Complement | 39 (0 dead and 39 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-97 | ||
| Route | New York - Halifax - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including 531 tons of explosives | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 10.04 and 10.05 hours on 31 Aug 1942, U-609 fired torpedoes at convoy SC-97 and reported two ships sunk. The victims were the Capira and the Bronxville. All hands from the Bronxville (Master Bjarne Bolt) survived and were picked up by the British rescue ship Perth and landed at Gourock on 6 September. | ||
| On board | We have details of 39 people who were on board. | ||
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