Algier
Danish Motor merchant
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
| Name | Algier | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,654 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Helsingørs Jernskibs-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Elsinore | ||
| Owner | Det Forenede D/S (DFDS), Copenhagen | ||
| Homeport | Copenhagen | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Mar 1940 | Nationality:  Danish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-38 (Heinrich Liebe) | ||
| Position | 60° 17'N, 2° 49'W - Grid AN 1271 | ||
| Complement | 23 (5 dead and 18 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York - Oslo - Copenhagen | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including 302 tons of copper, 228 tons of tin, 130 bottles of mercury and 11 Studebaker motor cars | ||
| History | Completed in June 1938 | ||
| Notes on event | At 01.05 hours on 21 March 1940 the neutral Algier was hit by a stern torpedo from U-38 and sank by the stern with a list to port after 10 minutes about 15 miles north-northwest of Foula, Shetlands. The ship had been missed with a first torpedo at 23.24 hours the day before. Four crew members and a passenger were lost. The survivors abandoned ship in a lifeboat, were picked up by the British trawler Manx King and landed at Scalloway the same day. | ||
| On board | We have details of 6 people who were on board. | ||
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