Nordal
Panamanian Steam merchant
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| Name | Nordal | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3,845 tons | ||
| Completed | 1939 - Fredriksstad Mekaniske Verksted A/S, Fredrikstad | ||
| Owner | Viking Corp (Johan Rasmussen & Co), Panama | ||
| Homeport | Panama | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Jun 1942 | Nationality:  Panamanian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-404 (Otto von Bülow) | ||
| Position | 34° 30'N, 75° 40'W - Grid DC 1228 | ||
| Complement | 32 (0 dead and 32 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Calcutta - Bahia - Baltimore | ||
| Cargo | 6675 tons of manganese ore, burlap, gunny bales, hides, coffee and castor seeds | ||
| History | Completed in August 1939 | ||
| Notes on event | At 01.16 and 01.20 hours on 25 June 1942, U-404 fired torpedoes at a three-column convoy of ten ships about 75 miles east of Cape Lookout and sank the Nordal and Manuela. | ||
| On board | We have details of 11 people who were on board. | ||
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