Gunborg
Swedish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm
| Name | Gunborg | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,572 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Oskarshamns Varf A/B, Oskarshamn | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Sylvia (Albert Billner), Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Oct 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-46 (Engelbert Endrass) | ||
| Position | 57° 14'N, 11° 00'W - Grid AM 2929 | ||
| Complement | 23 (0 dead and 23 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-7 | ||
| Route | Tommys Arm, Newfoundland - Halifax - Clyde - Ridham Dock | ||
| Cargo | 850 cubic fathoms of pulpwood | ||
| History | Completed in December 1930 for Trelleborgs Ångfartygs Nya A/B, Trelleborg. 1940 transferred to Rederi-A/B Sylvia (Albert Billner), Gothenburg. | ||
| Notes on event | At 22.25 hours on 18 Oct 1940 the Gunborg in convoy SC-7 was hit by one G7e torpedo from U-46 and sank about 150 miles west of the Hebrides. The crew was picked up by HMS Bluebell (K 80) (LtCdr R.E. Sherwood, RNR) and landed at Gourock. | ||
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