Arijon
French Steam merchant
Name | Arijon | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 4,374 tons | ||
Completed | 1938 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
Owner | Cie de Navigation d’Orbigny, La Rochelle | ||
Homeport | La Rochelle | ||
Date of attack | 22 Nov 1939 | Nationality: French | |
Fate | Sunk by U-43 (Wilhelm Ambrosius) | ||
Position | 45° 40'N, 4° 50'W - Grid BF 5887 | ||
Complement | 41 (16 dead and 25 survivors). | ||
Convoy | 14-BS | ||
Route | Antwerp - Buenos Aires | ||
Cargo | Steel bars, sheets, section hoops and paper | ||
History | Completed in October 1938 | ||
Notes on event | At 16.05 hours on 22 Nov 1939 the Arijon in convoy 14-BS was hit forward of amidships by one torpedo from U-43 and sank within a few minutes in the Bay of Biscay. 14 crew members and two gunners were lost. The survivors were rescued by the French armed trawler Cap Nord. | ||
On board | We have details of 16 people who were on board. |
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