Valparaiso
Swedish Motor merchant
| Name | Valparaiso | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,760 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - Burmeister & Wain´s Maskin & Skibsbyggeri A/S, Copenhagen | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Nordstjernan (Axel Axelson Johnson), Stockholm | ||
| Homeport | Stockholm | ||
| Date of attack | 31 Dec 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-38 (Heinrich Liebe) | ||
| Position | 60° 01'N, 23° 00'W - Grid AL 2711 | ||
| Complement | 35 (35 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | HX-97 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Montreal (3 Dec) - Halifax (18 Dec) - Glasgow | ||
| Cargo | 6181 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Completed in April 1917 | ||
| Notes on event | At 21.12 hours on 31 Dec 1940 the Valparaiso, a straggler from convoy HX-97 since 29 December, was hit aft by one G7a torpedo from U-38 and sank by the stern. The master, 32 crew members and two passengers were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 32 people who were on board. | ||
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