Hilda
Finnish Steam merchant
Name | Hilda | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 1,144 tons | ||
Completed | 1915 - Trondhjems Mekaniske Verksted, Trondheim | ||
Owner | K.F. Homeri, Luvia | ||
Homeport | Rauma | ||
Date of attack | 21 Jun 1940 | Nationality: Finnish | |
Fate | Sunk by U-52 (Otto Salman) | ||
Position | 45° 46'N, 3° 17'W - Grid BF 6783 | ||
Complement | 16 (5 dead and 11 survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Dunkirk - Cherbourg - La Pallice - Spain | ||
Cargo | 1500 tons of grain | ||
History | | ||
Notes on event | At 04.11 hours on 21 June 1940 the unescorted Hilda (Master Antti Vene) was hit by one torpedo from U-52 and sank in a few minutes in the Bay of Biscay. The master and ten crew members sailed 150 miles in their lifeboats until they landed two days later at Castro Urdiales, Spain. | ||
On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. |
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