Davanger
Norwegian Steam tanker
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| Name | Davanger | ||
| Type: | Steam tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 7,102 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - William Hamilton & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | A/S Westfal-Larsen & Co, Bergen | ||
| Homeport | Bergen | ||
| Date of attack | 12 Oct 1940 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Heinrich Bleichrodt) | ||
| Position | 57° 00'N, 19° 10'W - Grid AL 0381 | ||
| Complement | 30 (18 dead and 12 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-77 | ||
| Route | Caripito - Curaçao (14 Sep) - Bermuda - Halifax - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 10,000 tons of fuel oil | ||
| History | Completed in January 1922 | ||
| Notes on event | At 00.14 hours on 12 October 1940 the Davanger (Master Elliot Kristian Karlsen) in station #61 of convoy HX-77 was torpedoed and sunk by U-48 about 300 miles west of Broadhaven, Ireland. The tanker was hit on the starboard side in the engine room by one torpedo and sank by the stern within 4 minutes. The master, 16 crew members and one gunner were lost. The twelve survivors set sail in their lifeboat and arrived in Broadhaven on 18 October. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 30 people who were on board. | ||
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