Tor II
Faroese Steam trawler
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| Name | Tor II | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 292 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby | ||
| Owner | P/F Trolarafelagid Tór (Jens Av. Reyni), Thorshaven | ||
| Homeport | Thorshaven | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Sep 1942 | Nationality:  Faroese | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-617 (Albrecht Brandi) | ||
| Position | 62° 30'N, 18° 30'W - Grid AE 7672 | ||
| Complement | 21 (18 dead and 3 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Fleetwood - Fishing grounds | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in July 1924 as Lord Lonsdale for Pickering & Haldane´s Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull. In February 1939 sold to the Faroe Islands and renamed Tor II. | ||
| Notes on event | At 21.57 hours on 7 September 1942 U-617 fired a spread of two G7e torpedoes at the unescorted Tor II (Master Óli Fossaberg), which was hit on the port side by at least one of them and sank within a few minutes about 70 miles southeast of Vestmann Island. 18 crew members were lost. The master and two crewmen survived and were landed in Iceland. The U-boat had chased the ship since 12.25 hours, but almost lost contact when it had to stop for two hours to repair the starboard diesel engine. | ||
| On board | We have details of 21 people who were on board. | ||
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