Quiberon
French Steam merchant
Quiberon under her former name Atlas
| Name | Quiberon | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,296 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - Deutsche Werft AG, Betrieb Finkenwärder, Hamburg | ||
| Owner | Union Industrielle et Maritime SA, Dunkirk | ||
| Homeport | Dunkirk | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Jan 1940 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-59 (Harald Jürst) | ||
| Position | 52° 34'N, 2° 05'E - Grid AN 8417 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rouen (16 Jan) - The Downs (19 Jan) - Boston, Lincolnshire | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in December 1922 as German Düsseldorf for Hamburg-Amerika Linie (HAPAG), Hamburg. 1924 renamed Margarete for Ost-West Reederei, Hamburg. In November 1926 sold to the Netherlands and renamed Pallas for Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij NV, Amsterdam. 1927 renamed Atlas and 1933 transferred to NV West-Indische Scheepvaart Mij, Willemstad. In November 1939 sold to France and renamed Quiberon for Union Industrielle et Maritime SA, Dunkirk. | ||
| Notes on event | At 21.09 hours on 19 January 1940 the unescorted Quiberon (Master Arsène Guillevic) was hit on port side aft by one G7a torpedo from U-59 about 13 miles east of Great Yarmouth. The stern broke off and sank immediately, followed by the forward part that sank vertically within four minutes after being hit. | ||
| On board | We have details of 7 people who were on board. | ||
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