Bonde
Norwegian Steam merchant
Name | Bonde | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 1,570 tons | ||
Completed | 1936 - Porsgrund Mek Verksted, Porsgrunn | ||
Owner | Dagfinn Henriksen and Haakon Kierulf, Oslo | ||
Homeport | Oslo | ||
Date of attack | 5 May 1943 | Nationality: Norwegian | |
Fate | Sunk by U-266 (Ralf von Jessen) | ||
Position | 53° 28'N, 44° 20'W - Grid AJ 8359 | ||
Complement | 26 (14 dead and 12 survivors). | ||
Convoy | ONS-5 | ||
Route | |||
Cargo | 1891 tons of coal | ||
History | | ||
Notes on event | At 21.50 hours on 5 May 1943, U-266 fired four torpedoes at convoy ONS-5 and reported one ship sunk, one probably sunk and that two detonations had been heard. In fact the three ships Selvistan, Gharinda and Bonde on stations #91, #101 and #84 were hit within three minutes and all sank. | ||
On board | We have details of 26 people who were on board. |
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