Egholm
British Steam merchant
Name | Egholm | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 1,317 tons | ||
Completed | 1924 - Frederikshavns Vaerft & Flydedok A/S, Frederikshavn | ||
Owner | EllermanĀ“s Wilson Line Ltd, Hull | ||
Homeport | London | ||
Date of attack | 25 Feb 1945 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-2322 (Fridtjof Heckel) | ||
Position | 55° 50'N, 1° 32'W - Grid AN 5154 | ||
Complement | 26 (5 dead and 21 survivors). | ||
Convoy | FS-1739 | ||
Route | Leith - London | ||
Cargo | General cargo | ||
History | Completed in February 1924 as Danish Egholm for Det Forenede D/S (DFDS), Copenhagen. 1940 taken over by Britain and transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
Notes on event | On 25 Feb 1945 the Egholm (Master K.S. Kristensen) in convoy FS-1739 was torpedoed and sunk by U-2322 southeast of Holy Island. Two crew members and three gunners were lost. The master and 20 crew members landed in Tyne. | ||
On board | We have details of 7 people who were on board. |
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