Chastine Mærsk
Danish Motor merchant
Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales
| Name | Chastine Mærsk | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5,177 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - Odense Staalskibsværft ved A.P. Møller, Odense | ||
| Owner | A.P. Møller, Copenhagen | ||
| Homeport | Copenhagen | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Feb 1940 | Nationality:  Danish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-25 (Viktor Schütze) | ||
| Position | 61° 30'N, 2° 00'E - Grid AN 2211 | ||
| Complement | 30 (0 dead and 30 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Safi, Morocco - Kalundborg, Denmark | ||
| Cargo | Phosphate fertilizer | ||
| History | Completed in July 1923 | ||
| Notes on event | At 07.16 hours on 13 Feb 1940, U-25 fired a shot across the bow of the neutral Chastine Mærsk, but it took two more shots until she stopped. The Germans then ordered the crew to abandon ship in 10 minutes and shelled and sank the ship from 08.36 to 08.45 hours. The survivors were picked up by the Norwegian steam merchant Hilda. U-25 had spotted the ship at 16.30 hours the day before and fired a stern torpedo that missed at 20.10 hours. 19 minutes later Schütze fired his last torpedo and observed a hit aft without effect, but the torpedo probably detonated prematurely without damaging the ship. The U-boat then chased the ship on the surface during the night and attacked with the deck gun at dawn. | ||
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