Svein Jarl
Norwegian Steam merchant
The photo shows Einar Jarl, a sistership of Svein Jarl. Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Svein Jarl | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,908 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Trondhjems Mekaniske Verksted, Trondheim | ||
| Owner | Det Nordenfjeldske A/S, Trondheim | ||
| Homeport | Trondheim | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Feb 1941 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-95 (Gerd Schreiber) | ||
| Position | 59° 30'N, 21° 00'W - Grid AL 2362 | ||
| Complement | 22 (22 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OB-288 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Methil (13 Feb) - Oban (19 Feb) - Halifax | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in December 1919. On 18 Aug 1940, the Svein Jarl was bombed and damaged by a German aircraft west of Bloody Foreland and later repaired at Londonderry. Two men were injured in the attack and transferred to a British destroyer the next day for medical treatment. | ||
| Notes on event | At 00.27 hours on 24 Feb 1941, U-95 fired one torpedo at a ship from the dispersed convoy OB-288 and missed the intended target, but Schreiber thought that he hit another ship beyond. This is not confirmed from Allied reports. At 00.28 hours, the U-boat fired a second torpedo and observed a hit in the stern of a ship and its sinking. The victim was probably Svein Jarl (Master Martin Marsteen) which was reported missing after convoy had been dispersed. The master and 21 crew members were lost. | ||
| Revisions | November 2005 by Rainer Kolbicz: | ||
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| On board | We have details of 22 people who were on board. | ||
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