England
Danish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
| Name | England | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,319 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Det Forenede Kulimportører, 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 1651 | ||
| Complement | 21 (20 dead and 1 survivor). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Copenhagen - Blyth | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in January 1930 | ||
| Notes on event | At 21.24 hours on 27 Jan 1940 the neutral England was hit underneath the bridge by a G7e torpedo from U-20, broke in two and sank within 2 minutes about 15 miles southeast of Copinsay, Orkneys. The ship was sailing together with the Fredensborg 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 20 people who were on board. | ||
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