Blankaholm
Swedish Motor merchant
Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm
| Name | Blankaholm | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,845 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Eriksbergs Mekaniske Verkstads A/B, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | A/B Svenska Amerika-Mexiko Linien, Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-553 (Karl Thurmann) | ||
| Position | 19° 41'N, 76° 50'W - Grid DM 9691 | ||
| Complement | 28 (5 dead and 23 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | TAW-13 | ||
| Route | Port of Spain, Trinidad - Key West - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | 4339 tons of bauxite | ||
| History | Completed in May 1930 | ||
| Notes on event | At 09.13 hours on 18 Aug 1942, U-553 fired a spread of four bow torpedoes and one stern torpedo at convoy TAW-13 about 95 miles west of Guantanamo Bay, observed three hits and reported three ships sunk. In fact, the Blankaholm was sunk by two torpedoes and the John Hancock by one. | ||
| On board | We have details of 8 people who were on board. | ||
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