Jaegersborg
Danish Steam merchant
Name | Jaegersborg | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 1,245 tons | ||
Completed | 1918 - P.Ph. Stuhr´s Maskin & Skibsværft, Aalborg | ||
Owner | A/S D/S Dannebrog (C.K. Hansen), Copenhagen | ||
Homeport | Copenhagen | ||
Date of attack | 17 Dec 1939 | Nationality: Danish | |
Fate | Sunk by U-59 (Harald Jürst) | ||
Position | 57° 15'N, 0° 12'W - Grid AN 4723 | ||
Complement | 18 (18 dead - no survivors) | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Copenhagen (14 Dec) - Leith | ||
Cargo | Agricultural products | ||
History | Completed in February 1919 | ||
Notes on event | At 05.36 hours on 17 December 1939 U-59 fired one torpedo at a steamer of about 3000 grt, observed a hit amidships and the sinking of the vessel after breaking in two about 50 miles east-southeast of Peterhead. The victim was probably Jaegersborg which was reported missing since 14 December after leaving Copenhagen. One body of a crew member was later washed ashore and another found on a raft. | ||
On board | We have details of 17 people who were on board. |
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