Hallanger
Norwegian Motor tanker
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Hallanger | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 9,551 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij NV, Amsterdam | ||
| Owner | A/S Westfal-Larsen & Co, Bergen | ||
| Homeport | Bergen | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Mar 1943 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-596 (Gunter Jahn) | ||
| Position | 36° 55'N, 1° 39'E - Grid CH 8292 | ||
| Complement | 44 (0 dead and 44 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ET-16 | ||
| Route | Algiers - Gibraltar - New York | ||
| Cargo | Ballast and 1000 tons of fuel oil | ||
| History | Completed in April 1928. Since 1941 in Admiralty service as Royal Fleet Auxiliary. | ||
| Notes on event | At 20.06 hours on 30 March 1943, U-596 attacked convoy ET-16 west of Algiers and reported five hits on two ships, but the Italians reported hits on three ships. The Hallanger and Fort a la Corne were sunk by this attack. The Hallanger (Master Karl Bjerring Hansen) in station #52 was hit by one torpedo in the #8 tank on the port side, two minutes later by a second in the #6 tank. At 20.17 hours, the U-boat fired a coup de grâce, which struck in the bunkers aft. The vessel sank later in 36°52N/01°47E. The 40 crew members and four gunners abandoned ship in the lifeboat, reached land the next day and were subsequently sent to Algiers. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 41 people who were on board. | ||
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