Hop
Norwegian Steam merchant
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| Name | Hop | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,365 tons | ||
| Completed | 1916 - Slikkerveer, Netherlands | ||
| Owner | August Kjerland & Co A/S, Bergen | ||
| Homeport | Bergen | ||
| Date of attack | 4 Feb 1940 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-37 (Werner Hartmann) | ||
| Position | 58° 55'N, 0° 14'W - Grid AN 4126 | ||
| Complement | 17 (17 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Bergen (3 Feb) - Middlesbrough | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | On 22 Dec 1939, the Hop rescued seven survivors from Carl Henckel and one from Mars and took them to Kristiansand. Both ships had been sunk by U-21 (Frauenheim) the day before. | ||
| Notes on event | At 04.17 hours on 4 Feb 1940 the Hop (Master Kristoffer Luthenthun) was torpedoed and sunk with all hands by U-37 near the Shetland Islands. | ||
| On board | We have details of 17 people who were on board. | ||
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